FOREWORD excerpt: This publication presents the third set of Indicators of Sustainable Development and provides suggestions on how to adapt them to national conditions and priorities. It benefits from ...

A new study by the Smithsonian and Gallup Inc. found that the science standards in U.S. K–12 classrooms overlook several key areas related to sustainable development. In addition, interviews with ...

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A new global survey revealed that teachers in the U.S. are just as likely as their global peers to believe in the importance and value of teaching about sustainable development, but that this topic is ...

More so than their colleagues in other countries, U.S. teachers say they don’t feel equipped to teach lessons about sustainability—despite its rising importance in both national and international ...

The Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 were developed by the United Nations and its member states. The SDGs identify 17 goals as fundamental to the advancement and sustainability ...

Across the globe, the agricultural food system is facing unprecedented pressure. Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme weather ...

"Sustainable development for me means a comprehensive description of the country’s goals that go beyond mere economy, business or even living standards," Anatoly Chubais said MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS ...

This publication was jointly prepared by the Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the Secretariat of the Basel Convention, the ...

Sustainable development is about pursuing economic growth and development in a way that is less harmful to the planet’s people and natural environment than common models of development. It aims to ...