Examines the limitations associated with the language of sustainability and their implications for environmental thinking. Explores what sustainability is not by using the idea of digital watches as a metaphor. Uses contemporary examples from advertising, curriculum development, and wildlife management to illustrate the central theme. (Author/SAH)

The purpose of the "Learning for a Sustainable Environment: Innovations in Teacher Education" project is to expand the range of innovative practices used in teacher education programs in the Asia-Pacific region. The project helps teacher educators develop the skills for introducing teachers and teachers-in-training to the concepts,…

Sustainability must be integrated into all levels of engineering education, from foundation courses to ongoing projects and research. This report contains the proceedings of the Joint Conference on Engineering Education and Training for Sustainable Development. The objectives of the conference were to define the essential knowledge and skills of…

The General Secretary for the National Association for Environmental Education (NAEE) in the United Kingdom considers the place of environmental education in the curriculum. Argues that the inclusion of environmental education in the curriculum as a separate subject would add to the nightmare of the stand-alone subject curriculum. Suggests a…

The President's Council on Sustainable Development, established in 1993, was charged with the following missions: (1) to make recommendations to the President to advance sustainable development, including a national sustainable development action strategy; (2) to expand public awareness of the challenges inherent in moving toward sustainability,…