What is education for sustainable development?

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Education for Sustainable Development aims to develop a critical awareness of the ecological, social, economic and political forces which shape all our lives and of how they contribute to, or work against, quality of life and a sustainable future. It increases understanding of the interdependence of all life on earth, and the consequences of our decisions and actions, both now and in the future. It brings into question the old assumption that economic growth in itself leads to a better quality of life. It opens a debate about how we want to live.