Dekada ONZ edukacja dla zrównoważonego rozwoju w Niemczech – mocne i słabe strony

The focus of the sustainable development concept is on working out action plans as sustainable development cannot be realised without the readiness of people to change. This requires changing the attitudes, the philosophy of life and the education concepts. In 2005 and 2008 the German Commission for UNESCO published National Action Plans. Their authors promote them as „comprehensive plans for the modernisation of life and economy in the 21st century”, demanding new skills in education on the first place. The article presents an outline of the history and the institutionalisation process of the Decade in Germany together with three successful projects which can serve as examples of „good practices and the success criteria as well as indication of potential barriers” for the future years of the Decade.