At the end of the 5th World Environmental Education Congress held in Montréal from May 10th to 14th ‒ with the participation of 126 countries ‒ Mario Salomone (Secretary General of the WEEC Permanent Secretariat) commented that “the great success of the 5th WEEC and the convocation of the next congresses in 2011 and 2013 confirm the validity of the formula and the authority of what by now is the largest international network of environmental education”.

Other important news also came out of the congress hosted in Canada this year. The network of over 40 French-speaking countries, for example, moved the date of its four-year appointments from odd to even years so they would not coincide with the WEEC congresses in the future. There were a number of other events in the capital of Québec province that sought concomitance and synergy with the world congress of environmental education, including the worldwide regional centres of expertise (RCE) of the United Nations University.

In the closing plenary session at Palais des Congrés di Montréal, Mario Salomone, the Secretary General of the WEEC, and Silvia Zaccaria, head of international relations, introduced the next two congresses: the sixth in Brisbane, Australia in 2011 and the seventh in 2013 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Read the report of the 5th WEEC and visit the photogallery.