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Canadian Policy Documents & Reports
Association of Canadian Deans of Education. (2022). Accord on Education for a Sustainable Future.
Swayze, N., Creech, H., Buckler, C., & Alfaro, J. (2012). Education for sustainable development in Canadian faculties of education. Toronto: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.
Alberta
Alberta Council for Environmental Education (2012). Advancing pre-service environmental education in Alberta: A discussion paper.
Alberta Government’s Resources for Environmental Education
British Columbia
British Columbia Ministry of Education. (2007). Environmental learning and experience: An interdisciplinary guide and video clips for teachers.
British Columbia Ministry of Education (2010). The sustainability course content: Curriculum framework.
British Columbia Ministry of Education (2010). Sustainable school best practice guide.
Manitoba
Ministry of Education Manitoba (2014). ESD in Manitoba curriculum.
Ministry of Education Manitoba (2000). Education for a sustainable future: A resource for curriculum developers, teachers, and administrators.
Ministry of Education Manitoba (2011). Education for sustainable development: Kindergarten to grade 12 correlation chart template and kindergarten tool kit.
Ministry of Education Manitoba (n.d.). Domain framework for whole system approach to ESD.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (2012). Introduction to environmental science 120 curriculum.
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (1998). Foundation for the Atlantic Canada science curriculum.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (2010). Environmental Science 3205 Curriculum Guide (Interim Edition).
North West Territories
North West Territories Ministry of Education (1996). Inuuqatigiit: The curriculum from the Inuit perspective.
Nova Scotia
Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation (1998). Foundation for the Atlantic Canada science curriculum.
Nunavut
Nunavut Department of Education (2007) Education framework Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit for Nunavut curriculum.
Western and Northern Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Education (2002). The common curriculum framework for social studies.
Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2007). Ready, set, green! Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario.
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2007b). First Nation, Metis, Inuit Education Policy Framework. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario.
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2009). Acting today, shaping tomorrow. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario.
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2011). The Ontario curriculum grades 1-8 and kindergarten: Environmental education scope and sequence of expectations. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario.
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2011). The Ontario curriculum grades 9-12: Environmental education scope and sequence of expectations. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario.
Quebec
Quebec Ministry of Education. (2013) Plan d’action de développement durable 2013-2015.
Bregeon, J., Faucheux, S., & Rochet, C. (2008). Rapport du groupe de travail interministériel sur l’éducation au développement durable [Report of the interdepartmental working group on education for sustainable development].
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. (2010). Environmental science 20 curriculum document.
Yukon
Yukon Ministry of Education. (2014) Yukon education strategic plan: 2014-2019.
International Policy Documents & Reports
Stockholm Declaration. (1972). United Nations Environment Programme
Tbilisi Declaration. (1977). UNESCO
The Belgrade Charter. (1975). UNESCO
Brundtland Report: Our Common Future. (1987). United Nations
Caring for the Earth. (1991). IUCN, UNEP, WWF
Principles of Environmental Justice. (1991). First National People of Colour Environmental Leadership Summit
Agenda 21. (1992). United Nations Sustainable Development.
Earth Charter. (1992). UNESCO
Hopkins, C., and McKeown, R. (2005). Guidelines and recommendations for reorienting teacher education to address sustainability. UNESCO Education Sector.
Standards for the initial preparation of environmental educators. (2007). North American Association for Environmental Education.
Non-formal environmental education programs. (2009). North American Association for Environmental Education.
Excellence in environmental education: Guidelines for learning (K-12). (2010). - North American Association for Environmental Education.
Learning for the future: Competences in education for sustainable development. (2011). UNECE
Empowering educators for a sustainable future: Tools for policy and practice workshop on competences in education for sustainable development. (2013). UNECE.
Building a more sustainable world through education. (2010). United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and The Inter-Agency Committee for the DESD.
Education for sustainable development: An expert review of processes and learning. (2011). UNESCO.
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