About the Statement
why is it important to educate for sustainability
"We will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught"
Baba Dioum, Senegalese Ecologist
key questions
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- what do you want to save from the past
- what do you need in the future
- what do you consider to be the gravest threats to the future of humankind
- which societal group do you trust to significantly add to the solution
- what information do you need to judge
- what information do you need to make a decisions
- which strategy is needed
"Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal, the know-it-all to feed everybody, clothe everybody, and give every human on Earth a chance. We know now what we could never have known before-that we now have the option for all humanity to "make it" successfully on this planet in this lifetime. Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will b a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment." R. Buckminster Fuller 1980
References
http://pnyv.org/fairglobalcitizenship/
http://www.sustainabilityed.org/who/our_mission/index.html
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