Historical Background of Environmental Education
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Historical Background of Environmental Education Stockholm Declaration June 5-16 1972-The Declaration of the United Nations C onference on Human Environment . The document was made up of 7 proclamations and 26 principles "to inspire and guide the peoples of the world in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment. The Tbilisi Declaration October 14-26 1977-The Tbilisi Declaration "noted the unanimous accord in the important role of environmental education in the preservation and improvement of the world's environment, as well as in the sound and balanced development of the world's communities." The Tbilisi Declaration updated and clarified The Stockholm Declaration and The Belgrade Charter by including new goals, objectives, characteristics, and guiding principles of environmental Several decades later In 18 the centaury Rousseau stressed the importance of an education that focuses on the Environment Louis Agassiz (Swiss Naturalist) echoes Rousseau’s philosophy as he encouraged students to “study Nature, Not Books” This held in late 19the centaury and early 20 th centaury Anna Batsford Cornstock, the head of Dept. of Nature Study at Cornell University was a prominent figure in the Natural Study Movement and wrote the Hand Book for Nature study in 1911 Natural Study Movement Started Nature Study Movement garner Tremendous support from community leaders, Teachers and scientists.. and changes the science curriculum for children across the US Modern Environmental Education Movement Started, which gain significant momentum in the late 1960s ans early 1970s Civil Rights, Vietnam War, Cold war Environmentalism Began Ultimately, the first Earth Day on April 22 nd 1970 – A National Teach in about Environmental problems- paved the way for modern Environmental Education Movement In 1970 President Nixon passed National Environmental Education Act, which has intended to incorporate Environmental Education In 1971, the National Association for Environmental Education (Now Known as North American Association for Environmental Education) was created to Improve the environmental literary by providing resources to teachers and promoting Environmental education programmes Internationally Environmental Education gained recognition when UN conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972 declared Environmental Education must be used as a tool to address global Environmental problems. UNESCO and UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program) created three major declarations that have guided the course of Environmental education The Belgrade Charter October 13-22 1975-The Belgrade Charter was the outcome of the International Workshop on Environmental Education held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The Belgrade Charter was built upon the Stockholm Declaration and adds goals, objectives, and guiding principles of environmental education programs. It defines an audience for environmental education, which includes the general public.
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Historical Background of Environmental Education
Stockholm DeclarationJune 5-16 1972-The Declaration of the United Nations Conference on Human Environment. The document was made up of 7 proclamations and 26 principles "to inspire and guide the peoples of the world in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment.
The Tbilisi DeclarationOctober 14-26 1977-The Tbilisi Declaration "noted the unanimous accord in the important role of environmental education in the preservation and improvement of the world's environment, as well as in the sound and balanced development of the world's communities." The Tbilisi Declaration updated and clarified The Stockholm Declaration and The Belgrade Charter by including new goals, objectives, characteristics, and guiding principles of environmental education.
Several decades later
In 18 the centaury Rousseau stressed the importance of an education that focuses on the
Environment
Louis Agassiz (Swiss Naturalist) echoes Rousseau’s philosophy as he encouraged
students to “study Nature, Not Books”
This held in late 19the centaury and early 20th
centaury
Anna Batsford Cornstock, the head of Dept. of Nature Study at Cornell
University was a prominent figure in the Natural Study Movement and
wrote the Hand Book for Nature study
in 1911
Natural Study Movement Started
Nature Study Movement garner Tremendous support from community leaders, Teachers and scientists.. and
changes the science curriculum for children across the US
Modern Environmental Education Movement Started,
which gain significant momentum in the late 1960s
ans early 1970s
Civil Rights, Vietnam
War, Cold war
Environmentalism Began
Ultimately, the first Earth Day on April 22nd 1970 – A National Teach in about Environmental problems- paved the
way for modern Environmental Education Movement
In 1970 President Nixon passed National Environmental Education Act, which has intended to incorporate Environmental
Education into K-12 schoolsIn 1971, the National Association for Environmental
Education (Now Known as North American Association for Environmental Education) was created to Improve the
environmental literary by providing resources to teachers and promoting Environmental education programmes
Internationally Environmental Education gained recognition when
UN conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm,
Sweden in 1972 declared Environmental Education must be
used as a tool to address global Environmental problems.
UNESCO and UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program) created three major declarations that have guided the course of
Environmental education
The Belgrade CharterOctober 13-22 1975-The Belgrade Charter was the outcome of the International Workshop on Environmental Education held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The Belgrade Charter was built upon the Stockholm Declaration and adds goals, objectives, and guiding principles of environmental education programs. It defines an audience for environmental education, which includes the general public.
