
Young Persons' globally
building a sustainable future for all


10th August 2017
Presenting to Canberra Ministers
National Science Week

Minister's tweet
Learn MoreIn 2016 the United Nations launched the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) as the framework to achieve worldwide sustainable development. The Young Persons’ Plan for the Planet provides an approach that enables promotion and delivery of these SDGs in each country utilising an innovative national extracurricular schools program.
The Plan for the Planet approach was developed to leverage the effectiveness of business planning and management principles and practice to achieve sustainable outcomes at local, regional and global levels.


The Pilot year in 2017 exceeded all expectations, resulting in Australian High Schools completing in 2018 a world first National Sustainable Development Plan for Australia. Additionally, Worldwide interest confirms the International Program starts in 2018.
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2018 Participating Schools will be responsible for selection of their Teachers and Students Team for this extra curricular activity, plus the provision of a dedicated Plan for the Planet room, with computer and communications facilities.
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Regional Universities are invited and selected to support each EcoZone regional school, as part of each University’s community engagement program from March 2018.
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