Welcoming the fact that the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development ("Johannesburg Plan of Implementation") confirmed the importance of education for sustainable development and recommended that the General Assembly consider adopting a decade of education for sustainable development starting in 2005,See Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August-4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 2, annex.
欢迎《可持续发展问题世界首脑会议执行计划》(《约翰内斯堡执行计划》)肯定了教育促进可持续发展的重要性，并建议大会考虑从2005年开始举办教育促进可持续发展十年，见《可持续发展问题世界首脑会议的报告，2002年8月26日至9月4日，南非约翰内斯堡》（联合国出版物，出售品编号：C.03.II.A.1和更正），第一章，决议2，附件。