The 6th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) took place in Brisbane, Australia  from July 19th to July 23rd.

The congress was jointly organised by AAEE (Australian Association for Environmental Education) and by the WEEC Permanent Secretariat. The previous meetings took place in Portugal, Brazil, Italy, South Africa and Canada. The world meetings are coordinated by a Permanent Secretariat that has its headquarters in Torino, Italy, under the supervision of Istituto per l’Ambiente e l’Educazione Scholé Futuro Onlus.

Read more: 6th WEEC conclusions

Quasi 800 delegati di oltre 50 Paesi hanno presto parte alla prima giornata di lavori del 6° Congresso mondiale di educazione ambientale. Nei prossimi giorni si confronteranno con esperti mondiali sulle più recenti ricerche sull’educazione ambientale, sullo sviluppo industriale e politico, e sui programmi. I temi del congresso sono Esplora, Fai esperienze, Educa, con un focus particolare sul ruolo dell'educazione ambientale nelle scelte relative al cambiamento climatico.

Read more: The 6th WEEC is starting in Brisbane

Distinguished delegates, dear colleagues, dear friends of organizing committee,
First of all thank you very much for attending this 6th World Environmental Education Congress and many, many thanks to Australian Association of Environmental Education, to the sponsor as Government of Queensland and the Griffith University. Many thanks to all other sponsors, to this beautiful city of Brisbane, to the Australian people hosting us warmly and friendly. We welcome you. Hundreds of participants arrived here from all over the world, many of us after a long and tiring trip, for exchanging experiences, for improve our knowledge about different national, cultural, socio-economic contexts, for strengthen relationships and the friendship. This sixth World Congress of Environmental Education takes place in a region, the Asia-Pacific, that has recently seen tremendous natural disasters, but also humankind-made disasters, the result of humankind’s action on the planet.

Read more: Greetings to the participants of the 6th WEEC