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“Living for oneself will do absolutely nothing to fill the gasping hole inside of you. In my experience that void gets filled, not through strength but through weakness. You must be weak before the world because love and listening weaken you, they make you vulnerable, they break you open and its is…
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Elvia Rodriguez Ochoa, Neighborhood Programs Director for Openlands in Chicago, is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator, and administrator, active for over twenty years. Steeped in community based practices, Elvia has helped foster the creative community in Chicago by collaborating with groups as…
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Many students, teachers and school personnel have an interest in “greening” their school but have no idea of how to start. Read about how an environmental education consultant and her daughter engaged their local high school in the GreenSchools movement by strategically including all school…
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DEADLINE PAST - - NAAEE has embarked on an exciting venture and we would like to ask for your assistance. NAAEE is developing a sixth set of guidelines as part of the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education.
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Green infrastructure, such as urban parks, community gardens, green buildings and green roofs, represents a network of human-managed and natural ecosystems that together enhance ecosystem health and climate change resilience, contribute to biodiversity, and benefit human populations through the…
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On May 26, 2016, the United Nations Environment Programme unveiled a resolution entitled, “Investing in human capacity for sustainable development through environmental education and training” during the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Environmental arts cultivate imagination and provoke reflection, helping citizens to think critically and creatively about environmental issues.
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Read about a project that aims to enhance the teaching and learning outcomes of two of the cross-curriculum priorities in "The Australian Curriculum: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures and Ecological Sustainability."
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Science magazine stated: "Scientists have produced many reports, charts and animations to measure climate change over the decades. But few have achieved the resonance of this one from scientist Ed Hawkins, hailed for its stunning simplicity."
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Guest blogger Kathayoon Khalil reflects on human nature and behavior change in conservation.
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Adding an intergenerational component to environmental education programs enriches the learning experience for participants of all ages.
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NAAEE is seeking real-world stories of how environmental education has benefited the learning and lives of K-12 students and teachers, and we would love to hear from you!
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Tuesday, July 26, at 3PM EST:
“To be effective, collective impact must consider who is engaged, how they work together, and how progress happens.” Don't miss Dr. Nicole Ardoin speak about the potential for cross-sector coordination to initiate large scale social change in the next installment of… -
Meet educators at a large urban elementary school in a high-poverty, high-crime area of Los Angeles. Read about the "Parent's Guide to Nature Play" that will inspire and make nature play easy. Catch up on nature preschools in the news. Learn how to take an active role in the new Council of Nature…
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When environmental education enables children and youth to contribute to improving urban environments, it can not only increase cities’ sustainability and resilience but also foster young people’s personal growth.
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Today: June 8 at 3PM EST
Considering a wide array of perspectives helps us be more effective and creates an environment that allows us to honor our diverse beliefs, attitudes, languages, interpersonal styles, and values. NAAEE will host a panel of experts on diversity and inclusion in environmental… -
Urban environmental education facilitates children’s contact with and learning about urban nature and the built environment.
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William Scott blogs about the first NAEE/NAAEE joint meeting in Bristol, England, drawing people from Botswana, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Taiwan, the UAE, the UK, and the USA for the GEEP international steering committee meeting.
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Follow the link for the key findings and commentary from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication's report on "Global Warming and the U.S. Presidential Election".
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This blog post by founding director of Forum for the Future outlines an approach that just may turn your thinking around on one of those days when you find addressing Climate Change as something that's just too depressing.
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The Journal of Environmental Psychology is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief to manage the journal, in co-operation with two Associate Editors, Maria Lewicka and Jeffrey Joireman. The role is due to start on 1st January 2017, when the current Editor-in-Chief, Robert Gifford, steps down.
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Climate change education addresses immediate safety and risk reduction, as well as longer-term actions to enhance environmental quality.
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Sense of place, including place attachment and place meanings, can help people appreciate ecological aspects of cities.
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Sc3 Student Fellow Sophie Stern shares her thoughts on her experience at the Student Climate and Conservation Congress (Sc3)
