Sustainable development is not a new term. It has been around for a while but in 1987 at the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development, the report “Our Common Future” was released, otherwise called the “Brundtland Report” which included one of the most widely recognized definitions of sustainable development: “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

 

Based on this concept, a lot of new ideas and concepts were formed like eco-literacy which is the ability to realize how eco-systems work and how to use them in order to create a sustainable present and future.

 

"Think globally, act locally" urges people to consider the health of our planet and to act locally in a community level. Caring for habitats and organisms close to local communities was already taken care of by organised groups even before governments began enforcing environmental laws.

 

Apart from corporations acknowledging the importance of environmental issues, education systems were also interested. Government officials and school boards across the world are developing new ways of teaching. Globalization is now thought of as an important concept to understand the world. The importance of this issue is enhanced by a lot of schools as they apply the concept to ages as young as 5 years old. It is students who are our future, therefore understanding the concept of "think globally, act locally" is fundamental to our future.

 

The above terms refer clearly to economy, environment and society. To achieve sustainability and eco-literacy the new generations need to be taught and shown how to use the resources available and, at the same time, care for the future.

 

Trainers will be in contact with the participants in order to solve any questions or doubts and provide advice on accommodation, airports, airlines etc. They will also familiarize participants with the website of the seminars (https://www.learntoteacheu.org/) which will be used to upload pedagogical material created during the course duration.