CANADIAN POLICY DOCUMENTS & REPORTS
UNESCO. (2025). Greening curriculum guidance: Teaching and learning for climate action
Government of Canada. (2024). Toward a national framework for environmental learning – What we heard report. Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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.
Western and Northern Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Education (2002). The common curriculum framework for social studies.
Alberta Government’s Resources for Environmental Education
British Columbia Ministry of Education (2010). The sustainability course content: Curriculum framework.
British Columbia Ministry of Education. (2007). Environmental learning and experience: An interdisciplinary guide for teachers.
Ministry of Education Manitoba (2011). Education for sustainable development: Kindergarten to grade 12 correlation chart template and kindergarten tool kit.
Ministry of Education Manitoba (2000). Education for a sustainable future: A resource for curriculum developers, teachers, and administrators.
Ministry of Education Manitoba (n.d.). Domain framework for whole system approach to ESD.
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.
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.
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2009). Acting today, shaping tomorrow. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for 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.
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].
International Policy Documents & Reports
Empowering educators for a sustainable future: Tools for policy and practice workshop on competences in education for sustainable development. (2013). UNECE.
Learning for the future: Competences in education for sustainable development. (2011). UNECE
Education for sustainable development: An expert review of processes and learning. (2011). UNESCO.
Excellence in environmental education: Guidelines for learning (K-12). (2010). – North American Association for Environmental Education.
Building a more sustainable world through education. (2010). United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and The Inter-Agency Committee for the DESD.
Non-formal environmental education programs. (2009). North American Association for Environmental Education.
Standards for the initial preparation of environmental educators. (2007). North American Association for Environmental Education.
Hopkins, C., and McKeown, R. (2005). Guidelines and recommendations for reorienting teacher education to address sustainability. UNESCO Education Sector.
Agenda 21. (1992). United Nations Sustainable Development.
Earth Charter. (1992). UNESCO
Caring for the Earth. (1991). IUCN, UNEP, WWF
Principles of Environmental Justice. (1991). First National People of Colour Environmental Leadership Summit
Brundtland Report: Our Common Future. (1987). United Nations
Tbilisi Declaration. (1977). UNESCO
The Belgrade Charter. (1975). UNESCO
Stockholm Declaration. (1972). United Nations Environment Programme