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Section size for Sustainable development (18 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	7,178	7,178	340	340
Definition	1,841	1,841	122	122
Development of the concept	8,915	8,915	729	729
Global governance framework	3,763	3,763	211	211
Related concepts	24	88	0	0
Sustainability	64	64	0	0
Dimensions	481	481	43	43
Pathways	1,635	18,315	148	997
Improving on environmental sustainability	9,044	9,044	434	434
Improving on economic and social aspects	7,636	7,636	415	415
Barriers	52	52	0	0
Assessments and reactions	4,279	4,279	309	309
Society and culture	27	7,397	0	367
Sustainable development goals	435	435	29	29
Education for sustainable development	6,935	6,935	338	338
See also	495	495	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
External links	709	709	0	0
Total	53,541	53,541	3,118	3,118

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Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This article would have been much better if the article expanded more detailed information about each goal listed in the UN SDG instead of just listing them. The author could have talked about where we are in the process. Also, it would have been better if the author included his/her own perspective on the topic. Also I think the article contains chronological error that it doesn't talk about how sustainable development is currently going on. Sean1084 (talk) 12:09, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

You seem to confuse this article with the one about the SDGs. This one is not about those UN goals. EMsmile (talk) 20:48, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Sustainability in Film

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 21 January 2026 and 8 May 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Morganmariebowen (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Morganmariebowen (talk) 04:11, 12 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

I've removed the recently-added content about Ireland as I think that it didn't fit into this high-level article:

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National implementation

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Ireland

In Ireland, implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals is coordinated through national SDG implementation plans led by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, with national reporting supported by the Central Statistics Office. Ireland's Second National Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Goals covered 2022–2024, and Ireland presented its second Voluntary National Review to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2023.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Education for sustainable development is addressed through ESD to 2030, the country's second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development, published in 2022 with an implementation plan for 2022–2026. The strategy applies across early learning and care, school education, further education and training, higher education, youth work, adult and community education, and research. It is organised around five priority action areas: advancing policy, transforming learning environments, building educator capacity, empowering and mobilising young people, and accelerating local-level action. Implementation includes a cross-sector advisory group, annual reporting, and actions to embed sustainable development in curricula, teacher education, whole-institution approaches and youth participation.^[4]" EMsmile (talk) 21:57, 31 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ "Sustainable Development Goals". gov.ie. Government of Ireland. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
↑ "National Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Goals 2022–2024". gov.ie. Government of Ireland. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
↑ "Sustainable Development Goals: Voluntary National Review 2023". gov.ie. Government of Ireland. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
↑ "2nd National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development – ESD to 2030". gov.ie. Government of Ireland. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2026.

EMsmile (talk) 21:57, 31 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

[IrelandSDGs-1] "Sustainable Development Goals". gov.ie. Government of Ireland. Retrieved 10 May 2026.

[IrelandNIP2022-2] "National Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Goals 2022–2024". gov.ie. Government of Ireland. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2026.

[IrelandVNR2023-3] "Sustainable Development Goals: Voluntary National Review 2023". gov.ie. Government of Ireland. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2026.

[ESD2030Ireland-4] "2nd National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development – ESD to 2030". gov.ie. Government of Ireland. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2026.

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