OKAJIMA, Shigeyuki (Japan Environmental Education Forum) and

TAKAHASHI, Toru (Asahi Breweries, Ltd.)

Prepared for the 12th Workshop of Tripartite Environmental Education Network (TEEN)

Oct 26, 2011

NGO focusing on Environmental Education, based in Tokyo

Originated in the meeting of Environmental educators held in 1987 (“Kiyosato Meeting”) and officially established in1992

Mission: Dissemination of Environmental Education in Japan and the world

Fulltime staff: 11 Budget: 2,000,000us$

Number of members in Japan : 1,000

JEEF has a broad network of nature school & organizations all over Japan and develops various activities with them. ● Junior Park Ranger

● Lake-Tanuki Nature School

● EXPO 2005 Aichi

● Kiyosato Meeting

● Local Meetings

● Public Course of

Environmental Issues for

Citizens

● NEC Forest Training Course

● Eco-Forest Seminar

Toyota Shirakawa-Go Eco-Institute

● Asahi Breweries Environmental

Culture Seminar

● Cosmo Oil Eco-Card Foundation

EE School Support

● Oji Forest Nature School

etc…

2. Domestic Expansion

To respond to calls for international cooperation in the environmental education, JEEF has strengthen the community based programs and strategic partnership with overseas organizations.

3. Global Expansion

Partnering with EastWest Center, Hawaii US

Partnering with Teton Science Schools, Wyoming US

*DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action *JEEF Young Environmental Leadership Program in Asia (6 ASEAN countries –Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam)

Tripartite Environmental Education Network (TEEN)

JEEF Indonesia Office -Community Development Project -ESD & Forestation Project

Community-based Eco-tourism Development in Bhutan

Vietnam -EE on Waste Management (2012) -Partnering with GreennoCom

(Map captured from Google.com)

NPO NGO

Companies

Government

Schools Universities

Networking the multi-stakeholders who play the key roles to enhance environmental education

•Policy recommendation •Projects with the government

•Co-projects with other NGO/NPOs •Fostering nature school leaders

•Collaborative projects

•Developing Educational tools and materials •Offering EE lessons for the schools

Realize environmental education for all targets in various ways to correspond the AAA Plan of the “21st –Century

Environmental Education Initiative”

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with govermennt

Ministry of of Educationnent , Ministry of Education Children Park Ranger in National Parks

Ministry of Environment

Love Nature Club

Ministry of Environment

TEEN Project

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Sompo Environmental Foundation and Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. Public Course of Environmental Issues for Citizens For the general audience

Pioneering collaboration between NGO and private company on environmental education, started in 1992

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NEC Corporation NEC Forester Training Course For undergraduate/graduate students

According to the recent survey, 65% of the alumni are engaged in the environmental career and 90% feels that the experiences in the training

has influence over their present work, study and their everyday life.

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DENSO Corporation DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action For undergraduate/graduate students in 6 ASEAN countries and Japan

Collaborative initiatives target not only Japanese but also ASEAN students.

8. Collaborative Examples (4) Indonesia

power plant and environmental education

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Provide high school students who would lead the society in the near future the opportunities to feel the environmental issues with their five senses.

Provide the learning on how to solve the environmental problems through experiential learning and visiting companies.

The participants will acquire the skills to find and solve the environmental issues in the society through their project implementation.

Foster “Young Samurai” with a great force of will vigorous mentalities.

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High School Students

Not only training, but also implementation of actions by high school students. Practical approach which contribute to the local areas where the participants live. Their junior fellows would continue the participants’ activities.

Asahi

JEEF

High Schools

Companies

Business Persons

NGO/NPOs

Environmentalists and

specialists on the field

Summer Camp Field Environment in their local areas

Who Support High School Students?

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■Purpose of Summer Camp • Gain “awareness” on environmental issues through experiences with

five senses • Understand the connection between human beings and the environment • Reflect learning to their actions.

■Characteristics • Participatory and experiential program, respecting the high school students’

activeness. • Nurture their volunteerism and problem-solving skills. • Each day’s activities are planned in the flow of the whole concept to offer

various experiences from different perspectives. • Promote understanding biodiversity from various perspectives. • Enable them to feel and realize that all the natural environments (such as

forests, rivers, lagoons and the industries) are connected and that all human beings are benefited from such environment.

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Theme of the day: Blessing of the Nature and Human’s Traditional Wisdom on Environmental Conservation Activity: Visit the beautiful forest and river in the mountainous to feel the blessing of the nature and how the people have been lived with them in a sustainable way.

Forest trekking and lecture on sustainable forestry Observation of natural creatures in the river Exploring traditional way of living with nature in the mountainous town

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Visit and investigate Fujimae Lagoon Visit Kaisho Forest and learn traditional nature craft Night hiking

Theme of the day: Human Beings’ Activities and the Nature Left in the City Activity: Visit the nature left in the city such as a lagoon and “Satoyama” and learn how people’s living and the environment are connected.

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Theme of the day: Industry and Human Beings + Action Plan Development Activity: Learn about the wisdom and advanced technology of the industry and people’s efforts to achieve the sustainable society

Visit to Nagoya factory of Asahi Breweries Visit to a feed manufacturer using the by-product of beer Visit to the cattle feedlot which uses the feed from the by-products Develop and share the preliminary action plans

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Action plan development Presentation of their action plans

Theme of the day: Presenting and Sharing Action Plans

Activity: Present and share what they would like to do as actions after the summer camp, reflecting what they have learnt from the camp.

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“Wakamusha Blog” （http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/wij/blog/ ）

<Reporting and Monitoring Activities: Utilizing Weblog>

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Each team of high school students will present what they have learnt through implementation of their action plan after the summer camp in Asahi Art Square in Tokyo, in front of the public audience.

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■2008: North and East Japan

■2009: South-west and South Japan ■2010: Central-west Japan

An high school in Iwate planted “Betula ermanii” in the post-mining area with the local people to vitalize the deserted land.

An high school in Yamagata produced feed out of the by-product of wine to realize the recycling system of the natural resources in the local area.

An high school in Hiroshima depasture cows on the land devastated from abandonment of cultivation. They also developed the new route of selling the beef.

An high school in Shizuoka developed the waste paper tip from the factory with photocatalytic treatment which reduce the odor from the cattle farms and introduced this product to the farmers in Mt. Fuji area and Hokkaido.

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The survey shows increase in scores of the participants’ self analysis on their skills after the program.

n=26, weighted average on a zero-to-five scale. Surveyed and analyzed by Japan Environmental Education Forum in Dec. 2010

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I learned a lot from the summer camp and it helps me a lot even now. It was really great that I could participate in this program.. I realized what I was lacking by participating in this program. Other participants have lots of great things that I would like to emulate and respect. They are great rivals of mine. I reaffirmed how important the environment was and why we needed to conserve it. The interaction with other schools increased my knowledge on the environment. It gave me a lot! It was a lot of fun and changed my values. It was a great experience.

It is a great program not only for my students but also for myself to get motivated and have a chance to present the activity. This method is great that the business people are involved as team assistants, thus we could support the students together as a team.

Four month experience has brought to me a lots of findings.

Students

Teachers

Team Assistants (volunteers)

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Benefits of Collaboration – from “Wakamusha” Case: 1) All the stakeholders could jointly support the

participants.

2) Not only about the environment but also the career development and leadership skills would be taught.

3) It could serve as self-growth opportunities for the adults who support the program as well.

4) It provides mutual learning opportunities and instill implicit knowledge in both organizations that collaborate.

Biodiversity Story-telling Game

Web of Life

Any Questions? Contact: Shigeyuki Okajima (Japan Environmental Education Forum) okajima@jeef.or.jp Toru Takahashi (Asahi Breweries, Ltd.) toru.takahashi@asahibeer.co.jp