“Il faut développer la communication, la collaboration, l’engagement”, a observé Mario Salomone à la clôture des travaux du Sixième Congrès mondial sur l’Éducation à l’Environnement.
Le Sixième Congrès mondial sur l’Éducation à l’Environnement (WEEC), intitulé “Explore, Experience, Educate”, s’est terminé le 22 juin à Brisbane (Australie).

Après les remerciements des deux co-présidents Jo-Anne Ferreira et Cam Mackanzie aux participants, Mario Salomone a pris la parole au nom du réseau international qui organise régulièrement, depuis 2003, le rendez-vous du secteur le plus suivi et constant.

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Almost 800 delegates from 50 countries took part in the international congress. They heard from global experts about the latest in environmental education research, industry and policy developments and programs. Themes for the congress are Explore, Experience, Educate with a particular focus on the role of environment education in addressing the challenges of climate change.

Lire la suite : 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.

Lire la suite : Greetings to the participants of the 6th WEEC

Les organismes souhaitant poser la candidature de leur pays pour accueillir la 8ème édition du Congrès WEEC en 2015, doivent envoyer un projet détaillé au Secrétariat Permanent du Réseau international d’éducation à l’environnement WEEC avant le 15 juin 2011.

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