Environmental education

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. CEPA provides the link from science and ecology to people’s social and economic reality. It supplies the oil for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and deals with the processes that motivate and mobilize individual and collective action.

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. CEPA provides the link from science and ecology to people's social and economic reality. It supplies the oil for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and deals with the processes that motivate and mobilize individual and collective action.

This toolkit explains the concept of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), especially the historical background and its evolution under the 36th chapter of Agenda. The second part provides very useful and interesting activities for teachers which could be used in training workshops for the promotion of ESD.

To take the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) conference forward, IUCN Pakistan organized a national conference on ESD in 2007, in collaboration with UNESCO. The workshop considered the linkages between ecology, economy and society with emphasis on learning from global best practices to take the sustainable development agenda forward, develop linkages with key partners and focus on required skills and processes to market sustainable lifestyles.

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. CEPA provides the link from science and ecology to people’s social and economic reality. It supplies the oil for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and deals with the processes that motivate and mobilize individual and collective action.

This document should be read in conjunction with the abovementioned Asia-Pacific Guidelines for the Development of National ESD Indicators (UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2007). This Quick Guide provides Asia-Pacific stakeholders with an overview of the key messages and tools identified in the Guidelines. By highlighting sections from the Guidelines, the Quick Guide serves as a map to assist stakeholders in finding relevant information, as necessary.

This document should be read in conjunction with the abovementioned Asia-Pacific Guidelines for the Development of National ESD Indicators (UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2007). This Quick Guide provides Asia-Pacific stakeholders with an overview of the key messages and tools identified in the Guidelines. By highlighting sections from the Guidelines, the Quick Guide serves as a map to assist stakeholders in finding relevant information, as necessary.