Education for Sustainable Development in schools

The UN Program Education for Sustainable Development proposes a new educational framework focusing on the relationship between human beings and nature as a central component to be used in educational systems, which is unknown by most stakeholders in Ecuador. As part of the project, the Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO) supported schools in Quito with strategies and tools to put education for sustainable development into practice. Students and teachers developed meaningful skills that foster sustainable development and ensure a balance between economic growth, environmental care, and social welfare. INABIO encouraged schools to participate in a call for proposals in which they proposed educational concepts. These concepts should include topics such as rational and efficient use of electric energy in school facilities, appropriate use and conservation of water resources, ‘zero waste’ principles and citizen science learning tools.