Further, the negative impact of the crisis of sustainability is not evenly distributed throughout the world. The poorest nations and the poorest people within all nations are most at risk. The production and distribution of ecological knowledge, the learning of new skills, and the development of methods of educating not only children, but the adults as well, is crucial to the continued survival of the planet. The vast majority of voters, consumers, workers, employers, and parents are adults who make critical decisions that influence their children and affect the biosphere everyday. Given this, adults deserve and should have access to education in order to develop the skills, knowledge and awareness they need to challenge socio-environmental and work towards more sustainable societies.
Human beings have the ability to acquire knowledge through various processes.
In every process, there exists the opportunity to learn. The learning process is one of many processes integrated into peoples' lives. The central idea in creating learning opportunities for adults is the recognition that human beings have many senses with which we perceive the world. They also have diverse learning styles with which they are comfortable. To be most effective, creating opportunities to learn must make full use of peoples' senses and provide space for different learning styles.