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WCC 2020 Res 062 - Activity Report

Submitted by Kathy.ABUSOW on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 23:21
General Information
Role of children and youth in nature conservation
IUCN Constituent: 
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2021
Geographic scope: 
North America and the Caribbean
Country/Territory: 
United States of America
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
North American Association of Environmental Education
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessSFI, through the Project Learning Tree (PLT) program, is advancing environmental education, forest literacy and career pathways using trees and forests as windows on the world. This is achieved partly through the development of key educational materials that support curriculum outcomes, through the training of educators to take learning outdoors and through the delivery of forest knowledge to increase forest literacy.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
In 2021, PLT engaged close to 15,000 educators reaching an estimated 5 million students through PLT education resources and workshops across the US.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
COVID-19 continued to create a challenge in the delivery of in-person events and workshops for educators, however early in the pandemic SFI created resources and virtual training to support our network in implementing PLT workshops.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingIncrease delivery of professional development workshops for educators and non-formal educators to bring children and youth into nature and expose them to conservation. Grow partnerships and collaborations to increase number of workshops delivered to reach more children and youth to get them outdoors into nature.