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The importance of environmental science and environmental studies cannot be
disputed. The need for sustainable development is a key to the future of mankind.
Continuing problems of pollution, loss of forget, solid waste disposal, degradation of
environment, issues like economic productivity and national security, Global warming,
the depletion of ozone layer and loss of biodiversity have made everyone aware of
environmental issues. The United Nations Coference on Environment and Development

USAID/Bolivia contracted GreenCOM, the Environmental Education and Communication
(EE&C) Project, to conduct a participatory assessment of EE&C needs and opportunities,
develop an overarching EE&C conceptual framework and set of EE&C recommendations and
implementation options, and explore how EE&C could be used as a mechanism to help bridge
and develop stronger collaboration within USAID/Bolivia and between USAID/Bolivia and its
partners.

This manual is intended to assist NOAA professionals as they design and implement
education projects.
Much of “Part II: Project Planning and Implementation” is based on the Project Design
and Evaluation course offered by the NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Examples and case studies integral to this manual were developed with the help of
education and outreach staff in the following NOAA line offices: National Weather
Service (NWS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Ocean Service (NOS)

The most widely used definition and
concept of environmental education
(EE) was identified at the first intergovernment
conference on EE in Tbilisi,
Georgia in 1977. This concept was stated as
follows:
“Environmental Education (EE) is a process
aimed at developing a world population that
is aware of and concerned about the total
environment and its associated problems, and
which has the knowledge, attitudes, motivation,
commitment, and skills to work individually and

Australian Journal of Environmental Education
Editor
Dr Amy Cutter-Mackenzie, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Editorial Administrators - Mrs Donna Bennett & Mrs Stephanie Hodgson, Office Logistics, Brisbane, Australia
International Board of Advisory Editors
Professor Julian Agyeman, Tufts University, USA
Mrs Elisabeth Barratt Hacking, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Professor Robert Barratt, Bath Spa University, United Kingdom
Dr Kiran Chhokar, Centre for Environment Education, India

The North American Association
for Environmental Education
The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is a network of
professionals, students, and volunteers working in the field of environmental education
throughout North America and in over 55 countries around the world.
NAAEE combines the perspectives of the environmental and educational communities, taking
a cooperative, non-confrontational, scientifically balanced approach to promoting life-long
learning about environmental issues.

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information
product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part
of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the
legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities,
or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

History of Wildlife Management in B.C.
Prior to the European settlement of North America, wildlife
populations were abundant and diverse, and supported the many
needs of the First Nations peoples. The Aboriginal peoples managed
the resource through cultural controls and by using fire to modify
habitat, which improved game abundance and opened up hunting
grounds.
European explorers of western North America wrote extensively
about the plentiful game that was present. They and European

NATURAL CURIOSITY: Building Children’s Understanding of the World through Environmental
Inquiry / A Resource for Teachers.
Copyright © 2011. The Laboratory School at The Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study.
All rights reserved.
Funded by the Norman and Marian Robertson Charitable Foundation, Edward Burtynsky, and
several anonymous donors.
This resource book has also been published in an online, digital format at www.naturalcuriosity.ca.

About the Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
In 2000, the National Science Foundation (NSF) established the Advisory Committee for
Environmental Research and Education (AC-ERE) under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) to:
Provide advice, recommendations, and oversight concerning support for the NSF’s
environmental research and education portfolio.
Be a base of contact with the scientific community to inform NSF of the impact of its research