The Ministry of the Environment of Japan has championed ESD domestically through implementing laws, policies and projects, and internationally through UN agencies like United Nations University (UNU). Major initiatives supported by Japan on ESD through UNU include the networking of ESD stakeholders through the global initiative Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) on ESD, and the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network (ProSPER.Net), a regional network of leading higher education institutions in Asia and the Pacific. 

Over the years, since its launching in 2008, ProSPER.Net has been active and robust in the pursuit of its vision on sustainability and mission to transform higher education institutions. This book provides an important contribution to the recognition of the role of education and research to a more sustainable future. 

This commemorative publication, which the Ministry is proud to be part of, demonstrates the core of ESD, where multiple stakeholders collaborate for actions and, by the same token, government and academia work together in innovative ways for creating sustainable societies. It also documents the development, achievements and future directions of ProSPER.Net, and is immensely significant and timely as the ESD global community celebrates UNDESD’s conclusion. 

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