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    The Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) was established in 1984 to promote environmental education in India. It has over 40 offices across the country and focuses on educating children, youth, and industries about the environment. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the international environmental agency established in 1972 to coordinate global environmental activities. It assists developing countries and covers issues like atmosphere, marine, terrestrial ecosystems. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) helps develop environmental education in India through publications, teacher training, and collaboration with other agencies.

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    The Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) was established in 1984 to promote environmental education in India. It has over 40 offices across the country and focuses on educating children, youth, and industries about the environment. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the international environmental agency established in 1972 to coordinate global environmental activities. It assists developing countries and covers issues like atmosphere, marine, terrestrial ecosystems. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) helps develop environmental education in India through publications, teacher training, and collaboration with other agencies.

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    The Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) was established in 1984 to promote environmental education in India. It has over 40 offices across the country and focuses on educating children, youth, and industries about the environment. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the international environmental agency established in 1972 to coordinate global environmental activities. It assists developing countries and covers issues like atmosphere, marine, terrestrial ecosystems. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) helps develop environmental education in India through publications, teacher training, and collaboration with other agencies.

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    The Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) was established in 1984 to promote environmental education in India. It has over 40 offices across the country and focuses on educating children, youth, and industries about the environment. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the international environmental agency established in 1972 to coordinate global environmental activities. It assists developing countries and covers issues like atmosphere, marine, terrestrial ecosystems. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) helps develop environmental education in India through publications, teacher training, and collaboration with other agencies.

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    Role of CEE,UNEP and

    NCERT in promoting
    Environmental
    Education
    CEE
    Centre for Environmental
    Education
    Introduction
    • Established in August 1984.
    • Headquarter in Ahemedabad.
    • Supported by Ministry of Environment and Forest.
    • 41 offices across in India.
    • Regional centres in Bangalore, Guwahathi, Lucknow, Ahemedabad
    and Pune.
    • State offices in Delhi,Hyderabad,Raipur, Goa and Coimbatore.
    • Many field offices.
    • International offices in Australlia and Srilanka.
    • Karthikeya Sarabhai – Director of CEE.
    Thrust Areas of CEE
    • Education for Children
    • Environmental education at higher secondary level.
    • Examination system in environmental education.
    • Education for Youth.
    • Communicating environmental information through media
    • Experiencing nature
    • Industry initiatives
    • Water and Sanitation
    • Waste management
    • Eco tourism.
    • Disaster prepardness etc
    Functions of CEE
    • CEE has inherited with Nehru Foundation for development,
    its parent organization.
    • CEE was the only organization actively engaged in
    environmental education in the country.
    • It aimed at creating environmental awareness in the
    communities, conducting wide spread environmental
    education and training program through a very vast network.
    • It has a vast range of publications, books, posters,
    educational packages, bibliographies etc.
    • Nodal agency for implementation of sustainable development
    in India.
    INTRODUCTION
    • UNEP stands for
    • United Nations Environment Programme.
    • International environmental agency.
    • Founded by Maurice Strong in June1972.
    • Headquarters in Giriri, Nairobi in Kenya.
    • UNEP has 6 regional offices.
    • Various country offices.
    • Support of United Nations Organization. (UNO)
    UNEP -- Activities
    •Activities
    •Co-ordinates the activities
    •Assisting developing countries in
    implementing environmental
    polices and practices.
    Functions of UNEP
    • Activities cover a wide range of issues like
    Atmosphere (pollution,acid rain,ozone depletion etc)
    Marine ( factories and industrial discharge, kills marine
    plants, shellfish like crab,lobster, oysters, mussels etc)
    Terrestrial ecosystem (shortage of water, ultraviolet
    radiation, pesticides used in agriculture etc)
    Green economy (reducing environmental issues and
    sustainable development)
    • Developing international environmental conventions
    • Promoting environmental science and information etc
    • Active in funding and implementing environment related
    development projects.
    Cont…..
    Formulation of guidelines and issues like
     International trade in potentially harmful
    chemicals.
     Trans boundary air pollution.
     Contamination of international water ways etc.
    Implementing agencies for global environment
    facility.
    Multilateral fund for implementation of Montreal
    protocol etc
    Introduction
    • The National Council of Educational Research
    and Training (NCERT)
    • An autonomous organization.
    • Set up in 1961 by the Government of India.
    • To assist and advise the Central and State
    Governments on policies and program for
    qualitative improvement in school education.
    Role of NCERT in Environmental Education
    • Extension activities such as publication of quarterly journals.
    • Organizing National Science Exhibition every year.
    • Training program for teachers and teacher educators.
    • Development of film or video program on Indian
    Environment.
    • Publication of supplementary reading materials.
    • Collaboration with international agencies like
    UNESCO,UNICEF,UNEP etc
    Role of Teachers in Environmental Education
    • To arouse the children’s interest in the environment and raise
    challenging problems.
    • To discuss the approach to problems.
    • To organize working groups and to provide with the help of work
    cards.
    • To arrange visits
    • To provide reference materials for children’s use.
    • To provide materials needed for practical work.
    • To arrange for visiting speakers.
    • To develop discussion and debate.

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