Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD-J)

About us

Founded on June 21, 2003, the Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD-J) is a networking organization dedicated to promoting education for a sustainable society, given impetus by the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD). ESD-J is a gathering of NGO/NPOs and individuals involved in social issues such as the environment, development, human rights, peace and gender, joining forces for the purposes of searching for and realizing forms of education that can be shared by all. ESD-J also works with the government, local authorities, companies and educational institutions to promote ESD.