Submitted by
kathy.abusow_1
on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 20:53
General Information
Resolution
49201
IUCN Constituent
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
North America and the Caribbean
Country/Territory
United States of America
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
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
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
SFI, 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.
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
N/A
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
In 2022, PLT engaged close to 11,000 educators reaching an estimated 2 million students through PLT education resources and workshops across the US. PLT released three new environmental education guides (Trees & Me, Connecting for Health and Planet, and Trillions of Trees Canadian,) a new online forest literacy game to connect young adults learn about green careers (Forest Quest) and a careers pathways guide (Black Faces in Green Spaces: The Journey of Black Professionals in Green Careers).
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
Increase 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.
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member