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Related Japanese ministries

• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan (MEXT) > Japanese National Commission for UNESCO > ESD: Education for Sustainable Development
• Cabinet Secretariat in Japan > Inter-ministerial Meeting for The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan (MEXT) > DESD
• Ministry of the Environment > DESD
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)> The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
• United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) > ESD
• United Nations University > site related to ESD

International Organizations

• UNESCO Bangkok > Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
• UNESCO >United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
• German Commission for UNESCO > The UN Decade in Germany
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) > ESD
• Centre for Environment Education in India (CEE) > DESD
• Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts > ESD

NPOs and others

• National Federation of UNESCO Association in Japan
• Asia-Pacific Culture Centre for UNESCO �iACCU�j

Policies you can apply to ESD

• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)> Supporting environmental, business and management policy
• They promote public offerings and other useful information to support environment-focused businesses and management.
  
• Ministry of Land, Information. Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) > Town management for central city development
• They support policies allowing local people to collaborate and focus on effective town management.
  
• Ministry of Land, Information. Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) > Environment
• Read about MLIT�fs general environmental policies.
  
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) > Forestry Agency > Promotion of environmental education on forestry
• Read about environmental education relating to forestry, including how to run the forestry system and actual cases studies.
  
• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan (MEXT) > UNESCO ASPnet official site
• Read ASPnet�fs report on ESD activities.
  
• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan (MEXT) > Education
• Read categorized education information, including MEXT curriculum guidelines.
  
• Cabinet Office, Government of Japan > General information site for local revitalization
• Find local revitalization policies by keyword search.
  
• Ministry of the Environment > Public offering
• Find model projects and environment-related grants.
  
• Ministry of the Environment > Environmental education, learning, and preservation activities
• Read environmental education information, including learning, promotion and conservation activities as well as ESD.
  

Non-governmental grant

• Nippon Keidanren�fs survey on nature conservation funding and social contribution (case study) (Nippon Keitanden / Japan nationwide business association)

Read this survey on cooperative social responsibility; Keidanran surveyed 299 businesses nationwide. The case studies include company CSR data, strategies, areas of emphasis, and promotional efforts.


• Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (Nippon Keidanren / Japan nationwide business association)
• Grant information is available at the Tokyo Voluntary Action Center (Tokyo Voluntary Action Center)
• Japan Fund for Global Environment (Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency)
• NPOWEB (A non-profit corporation to launched to support project seeding and civil activities)
• The Japan Foundation Center
• Kankyo Rashinban (Global Environmental Outreach Centre / GEOC)