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Foundation for Environmental Education FEE -

Foundation for Environmental Education FEE - Promoting Sustainable Development through Environmental Education. Foundation for Environmental Education. Non-profit, non-governmental organisation Aims to promote sustainable development through environmental education

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Foundation for Environmental Education FEE -

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  1. Foundation for Environmental Education FEE - Promoting Sustainable Development through Environmental Education

  2. Foundation for Environmental Education • Non-profit, non-governmental organisation • Aims to promote sustainable development through environmental education • Umbrella organisation with normally one member organisation in each country • 4 member organisations in 4 countries in 1981 • 72 member organisations in 63 countries in 2011 • Runs five environmental education programmes

  3. History of FEE • FEEE (Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe): established in 1981 • Blue Flag: adopted with the support of the European Commission in 1987 • In 1994 the Eco-Schools and YRE programmes were added • LEAF was implemented as a FEE programme in 2000 and Green Key in 2003 • In 2001 FEEE became international and changed name to FEE

  4. Countries with FEE member organisations 35 countries in Europe Russia Mongolia Canada Kazakhstan Japan USA Morocco Iran Jordan China Tunisia 9 countries inthe Caribbean UAE Malaysia Kenya Brazil Uganda South Africa New Zealand

  5. FEE Programmes • Learning About Forests • Green Key Blue Flag Eco-Schools Young Reporters for the Environment

  6. Eco-Schools • An action orientated 7-step ‘change’ process. • Managed through student-led Eco-School committees • Embedded in student learning • Through themes such as Energy, Water, Waste, and Climate Change • Using real life situations; • Resulting in: • Eco-certification for a Green Flag • Development of leadership capacity • Lowering environmental footprints • Life long learning for a sustainable world

  7. Eco-Schools Involved in 2010/11 • Students > 10m • Teachers > 600000 • Schools > 35000 • Awarded > 10000 • Local Govt > 5000 • Countries: > 50

  8. Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) • Network of secondary school teachers and student • 3 objectives: • Local inquiry problem and solution oriented • Journalistic production • Communication to a local audience

  9. Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) • International cooperation with other students to create joint articles • Best articles collected into an international book • Awards are given for best articles and photos • Around 500 projects in 2008-2009

  10. Learning about Forests (LEAF) • Encourages teachers to use the forest for educational activities • Encourages learning about forests, from forests, in forests • International network between participating countries • Teaching materials are shared across borders

  11. Learning about Forests (LEAF) • Locally adapted teachingmaterials • The LEAF Programme reflects all functions that forests fulfil for people: • cultural • ecological • economical • social • LEAF themes

  12. Blue Flag • Eco-label for beaches and marinas • Voluntary award given one season at a time • Four areas of criteria: • Environmental Education and Information • Environmental Management • Water Quality • Safety and Services

  13. Blue Flag • Running in 41 countries in 2010 • More than 3600 sites are awarded in 2010 • Application approved by National and International Jury • Individual Blue Flag for Boat owners at marinas

  14. Green Key • Eco-label for tourism facilities • Hotels • Campsites • Hostels • Conference centres • A voluntary award given one year at a time • Standard international criteria and specialized national criteria • >1300 sites awarded by end 2010

  15. Green Key Criteria areas: • Water • Waste • Energy • Chemical use • Food and beverages • Involvement/awareness of guests • Environmental management • Staff involvement • Open spaces • Climate Change

  16. FEE International Partners UNEP UN Environment Programme UNWTO UN World Tourism Organization UNESCO UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

  17. FEE Structure

  18. FEE Membership • FEE AssociateMembership (NGO) • 3-5 years, one FEE programme • FEE FullMembership (NGO) • Min. two FEE programmes • FEE Affiliatemembership • Organisations interested in FEE in general, second national organisation running a FEE programme, public/private sectorentityimplementing a FEE programme in a country withoutassociate/fullmember organisation • FEE HonoraryMembership

  19. FEE’s Global Forest Fund • FEE has established a CO2 offset system • For travels by FEE but alsooffered to otherpeoplethrough online payment • LEAF administrates the Global Forest Fund of FEE • Tree planting at schoolstogetherwithenvironmentaleducationactivities • Cooperationwith Panasonic

  20. More information about FEE and its five programmes can be found at:www.fee-international.org

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