On 13 October 2005 the Living Lakes project was designated as official Decade Project of the UN Decade "Education for Sustainable Development" 2005 - 2014. Decade Projects are initiatives closely related to Education for Sustainable Development that demonstrate good practice, generate ideas and contribute to policy development.
The global vision of the World Decade "Education for Sustainable Development" of the United Nations is to provide all people educational opportunities to acquire knowledge, values and life skills which are necessary for a better future and indispensable for positive social changes.