Environmental Education

This page contains links to websites selected by Dr. Miles Barker, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, School of Education, University of Waikato.

New Zealand

Environmental Education Directory New Zealand
This National Directory of Environmental Education Resources is an outcome of several years of strategic planning for the sustainable management of our environment. The Government's Environment 2010 Strategy (September 1995)identified environmental education as an important means of encouraging responsible behaviour and enabling people to participate effectively in protecting and managing New Zealand's natural and physical resources.

Environment Waikato
Grey Street, Hamilton East.
(Possibly also their environmental education resource directory, Environment Waikato's Education Programmes for Schools)
Information on the Waikato Region’s population and economy, results from their survey of people's awareness, attitudes, and actions towards the environment, a brief history of the Region, a Maori perspective on the environment, our natural environment and the value of the services it provides to our lifestyles.

DOC Waikato Conservancy
London Street, Hamilton.
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is the government agency responsible for conservation in New Zealand.

Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
Wellington
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is New Zealand’s largest national conservation organisation. The Society's mission is to preserve and protect the native plants and animals and natural features of New Zealand.

Kiwi Conservation Club
Wellington

Ministry for the Environment
Wellington
The Ministry for the Environment reports on the state of the New Zealand environment and the way that environmental laws and policies work in practice as part of our advice to the Government on action necessary to improve environmental management.

Learning Media
To obtain the Guidelines for Environmental Education in New Zealand Schools: email: Learning Media or try:orders

Australia

Australian EE Network
Environmental Education - EnviroEd EnviroEd establishes a national network of environmental education and information programs, materials and publications, in the interests of education for sustainability.

Environment Australia
The Environment and Heritage portfolio consists of Environment Australia, two statutory authorities - the Australian Heritage Commission and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, two executive agencies - the Australian Greenhouse Office and the National Oceans Office as well as the Director of National Parks and the Interim Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.

School Learnscapes Trust
To promote and extend environmental awareness, knowledge and understanding within schools and their communities with an emphasis on: conservation principles, concepts and values; biodiversity and ecologically sustainable development; sustainable management principles and the development of commitment to action and lifestyle change; by assisting communities in partnership with their schools to plan and initiate appropriate environmental and educational improvements to their school grounds.

International

EE Link
Links to Environmental Education Resource links on the Internet

Friends of the Earth

Greenpeace

Global Action Plan

Survival International

World Development Movement

World Wide Fund for Nature

UNESCO
Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future-A Multi-media Professional Development Programme

North America

North American Assn for EE