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Environmental Education Plan
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Objectives
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The objectives of the Environmental Education Plan are "to increase
the level of environmental awareness and understanding through effective
provision of information and life-long learning", and "to increase
the level of all stakeholders' participation in decision-making about their
local environment. The target groups are schools, universities, decision-makers,
religious leaders, business and industry, farmers and communities, the
general public, NGOs and other groups, as indicated in the figure below.
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Environmental Education in Schools and Universities
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A system of environmental education should be created. The proposed activities
are as follows.
(1) Schools
- Establishment of Environmental Education Working Group
- Appointment of an environmental education officer by Ministry of Education
- Appointment of a teacher with responsibility for environmental education
- Development of a statement about environmental education
- Preparation of teachers' handbook on environmental education
- Preparation of resources to support environmental education
- Development of teacher training courses
- Establishment of an eco-school scheme
- Establishment of an NGO support network and teachers' group
(2) Higher Education
- Establishment of a Higher Education Environment Working Group
- Development of new bachelor and master courses
- Exposure of key lectures to international experience through master courses
and academic links
- Development of the "greening" of higher education
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Public Awareness Raising and Participation
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The proposed activities for decision makers, religious leaders, business and industry, farmers and farming communities, the general public, NGOs, and other groups are as follows.
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Proposed Actions |
| Decision Makers |
- Establishment of multi-sector Wetland Awareness Group
- Review of current activities
- Development of a strategy and action plan
- Training for awareness building
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| Religious Leaders |
- Islam and environment seminar
- Establishment of an Islam and Environment Working Group
- Preparation of a handbook on Islam and environment
- Preparation of a short leaflet for the general public attending mosques
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| Business and Industry |
- A high level seminar on "Business and the Environment"
- Establishment of a Business Environment Association
- Publications of environmental documents
- Pilot environmental audits and environmental management systems
- Business support of local community environmental initiatives
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| Farmers and Farming Community |
- A high level seminar
- Review and strategy development
- Appointment of a MOJA Environment Officer and a network of Rural Environment
Advisors
- Training of MOJA, DOE and other organizations' staff
- Establishment of a small grant scheme and a network of demonstration farms
- Development of environmental courses for farmers/foresters
- Development of environmentally focused publications for farmers/foresters
- Pilot organic farming accreditation scheme
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| General Public |
- Establishment of a Wetland Information Center
- Preparation of an Annual State of the Wetland Report by DOE
- Wetland Day
- Leaflets
- Small grant scheme to support community improvement
- Development of a range of courses by the Community Learning Centers
- Wetland Advisory Group
- Pilot consultation with the general public and planning issues
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| NGOs |
- Training for NGOs
- A small grant scheme for NGOs
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| Other Groups |
- There are other recommendations for local government, journalists, and
tourists.
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