Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development

Abstract

Environmental Education(EE) and Education for Sustainable Development(ESD) are similar and relevant in many respects,though the time and background that they were put forward is different.There are various opinions about their relationship both inland and abroad,all of which may be summed up into five main points:(i) the two are identical;(ii) ESD is part of EE;(iii) EE is part of ESD;(iv) ESD does not include EE,but they share some parts;and(v) ESD is an advanced stage of EE.The present analysis shows that the two are interactive: EE is part of ESD,but provides a foundation for ESD.So there requires a re-orientation of EE for sustainable development,but ESD has functions of its own.