- World Ocean Passport:
The ‘Global Passport of the Citizen
of the Ocean’ initiated by the World Ocean
Network, is supported by the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission of the UNESCO,UNEP
Global Programme of Action and the Global Forum
for Oceans Coasts and Islands. The objective
is to inform, educate and involve a variety
of stakeholders in action programmes related
to the conservation of oceans. The passport
has information on actions, which the passport
holder can undertake along with information
on Network projects.
 CEE
Sri Lanka: Centre for Environment Education
- Sri Lanka has recently been registered, to
share EE approaches, programmes and materials
between the two countries, and develop synergies
among educators in the two countries. Among
the first programmes that CEE Sri Lanka will
take up are Water and Sanitation education,
species-focused school education, and tsunami
rehabilitation initiatives.
- Green Teacher Distance
Learning Programme: CEE, in partnership
with Commonwealth of Learning, Canada, has launched
the ‘Green Teacher Course’ - a distance
learning programme for teachers. The Green Teacher
Course aims to give teachers a basic and conceptual
understanding of the science of environment
and present-day environmental concerns, as well
as develop in them the skills of utilizing interactive
and experimental teaching-learning methodologies.
 Rethink
refuse reduce… Education for sustainability
in a changing world by Ken
Webster: This is a book
of insights, arguments and help. It will be
of interest to educators, school managers and
workshop leaders. It discusses the weakness
of current approaches and provides off-the-shelf
and adaptable resources to reinvigorate discussion.
This book has been published by Field Studies
Council, UK.
- Understanding Environment:
Edited by Kiran Chhokar; Mamata Pandya and Meena
Raghunathan: Designed as a basic text for foundation
and undergraduate courses in Environmental Studies,
this book introduces students to key scientific
concepts related to environment and sustainable
development. It provides a comprehensive understanding
of environmental concerns and issues with special
reference to the Indian context. This book highlights
the interconnectedness of phenomena in real
life, and the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary
nature of environmental studies. It presents
case studies to highlight examples of individual
and collective action that have ‘made
a difference’. It provides self-learning
exercises for each chapter to help develop skills
of observation, data collection, analysis, synthesis
and presentation
- Environment and Sustainable
Development Forum: The Environment and
Sustainable Development Forum is a network of
experts and practitioners in various areas of
Environment and Development. The forum is seen
as a way to bring together expert opinion on
key policy issues and provide policy and practical
support to promote sustainable development and
resource management. The activities of the Forum
will include organizing workshops and seminars,
including lectures on environment and development
themes by forum members in their area of specialization.
 Launch
of Hands On Programme: Over the past
5 years, Television for Environment (TVE) has
produced over 150 programmes of Hands On, a
television programme that showcases practical
solutions to a broad range of development concerns.
Hands On is a regular part of TVE’s Earth
Report series that is broadcast weekly on BBC
World, China Educational TV, and television
channels in a large number of other countries.
As a Video Resource Centre of the TVE - Asia
Pacific, CEE has produced language versions
of 57 Hands On stories in four Indian languages.
- Launch of 'www.cleanerproduction.org'
:
The objective of setting up
www.cleanerproduction.org is to help access
information particularly on the limitations
encountered by stakeholders in the industry
- environment interface in "enabling cleaner
solutions". Highlights of successes and
approaches adopted will be given equal importance
with a special emphasis on reality checks. Emerging
trends including eco - industrial development
and the need to improve preparedness of stakeholders
to respond to imperatives of sustainable development
will be the other special focus areas. This
site is supported by the Naroda Enviro Projects
Limited and the Naroda Industries Association.
The site was launched by Shri Atul Bagai, Coordinator,
Regional Networking, Compliance Assistance Programme,
UNEP ROAP, Bangkok.
- One Sun, Two Worlds:
An Ecological Journey: This UNESCO-CEE
publication has been developed under a UNESCO
supported project by a team lead by Prof. P
S Ramakrishnan, of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
It aims to reach out to rural communities in
easy to understand language and a simple conversational
style. The book takes readers on a journey through
a dialogue between the Traditional Ecological
Knowledge (TEK) and the Formal knowledge (FK)
systems. Published by the Oxford& IBH, it
is meant to raise awareness about conservation
of natural resources linked with sustainable
livelihood/development of rural communities.
- AAWaM Poster Launch:
Six posters in English and Hindi will help set
in motion the educational programme required
to achieve participation in sustainable waste
management in each of the Ecocities –
Puri, Tirupati, Ujjain and Vrindavan supported
by ASEM, a joint organization of MoEF and GTZ
and implemented by CEE.
- Water Education Van:
A van has been outfitted with educational kits,
interactive exhibits, audio-visual equipment,
and other teaching-learning material. This van
will be a means of taking innovative education
strategies to remote, rural areas of Gujarat.
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