Regional Workshop for the Caribbean on Education for Sustainable Development Environment and Sustainable Development resources available

for youth in the Caribbean

Presented by Peter A. Murray Programme Officer III OECS Secretariat Environment and Sustainable Development Unit http://www.oecs.org/esdu April 29 2011
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Background

In 2007 a Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) survey on Environment and Protected Areas was done through the OPAAL project

This presentation based on the results the study for youth (15-34 years old) in the OECS
Access to resource materials Main actors in facilitation of resources Environmental departments preferred methods Gaps Roles in production and dissemination of resource materials and information Providing access to resource materials

Access to resource materials

Sources of information identified

Television Radio Workshops/seminars/Meetings/Conferences Internet Exhibitions Newspapers Drama/Theatre Books/Magazines Brochures/Pamphlets/Flyers Newsletters

Access to resource materials

Youth perceived effectiveness of environmental communication tools
45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

None Little Average High Very high

W R sh ad op io s/ se m in ar s In te rn et E xh ib iti on N s ew sp ap D er ra s m a/ B Th oo ea ks tre /m ag az in es

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Main actors in facilitation of resources

Youth perceived trustworthiness of environmental information sources

Environmental departments preferred methods

Environmental departments' perception of communication tools success

The comparison => gaps

Youth perceived effectiveness of environmental communication tools
45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

None Little Average High Very high

Environmental departments' perception of communication tools success

In te rn e E t xh ib iti on N s e w sp ap D e ra rs m a/ B T oo he ks at re /m ag az in es

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The comparison => gaps

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30 Youth perception High + 20 Agency perception Highly

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The comparison => gaps

Youth perception of effectiveness vs environmental departments' perception of success of comm. tools
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10

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Roles in production and dissemination of resource materials and information

Who should take responsibility?

KAP study responses suggested some personal responsibility being taken for existing problems more definitive direction towards better engaging others who might not be/have been acting appropriately in respect of environmental practices regardless of whether these were family members, neighbours, communities at large, or the authorities incl. government.

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Roles in production and dissemination of resource materials and information

What should be done?

The general population was insufficiently knowledgeable about environmental matters. Information dissemination should use all mass media as well as more participatory situations such as community group meetings and engagements; there seemed high interest in face-to-face approach. Interestingly, there was no mention of the Internet as an appropriate means of communication. Integrating environmental education into the formal system should be a consideration.

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Roles in production and dissemination of resource materials and information

Sessional formats should conform to current trends: discursive, interesting and incisive, as well as authoritative. Messages and presentations needed to cut through competitive clutter. There were numerous examples with which the population could relate these could be used as reference points as well as to indicate actual/potential trends impact.

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Providing access to resource materials

International sustainable development organisations

The International Institute for Sustainable Development

The United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics The World Business Council for Sustainable Development

United Nations Sustainable Development

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Providing access to resource materials

International sustainable development organisations (contd)

Smart Communities Network

The Earth Council

The International Development Research Centre

The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives

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Providing access to resource materials

International sustainable development organisations

Institute for Global Communications The Foundation for Global Sustainability Jamaica Sustainable Development Networking Programme

Eldis - Gateway to Development Information

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Providing access to resource materials

International sustainable development organisations

European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign

Center for Global Development

National Council for Science and the Environment Redefining Progress

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Providing access to resource materials

Some website resources

http://www.seit.ee/agenda21/viidad/international.html
http://www.uneptie.org/en/ http://www.iisd.org/

http://www.esdtoolkit.org/resources/web_esd.htm
http://www.globe.org.uk/resources/resources.htm http://www.towards-sustainability.co.uk/ http://www.naturalstepusa.org/sustainability-resources/ http://facultas.wordpress.com/ http://www.materials.ac.uk/themes/esd.asp

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Providing access to resource materials

Directory of development organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)

a resource guide to development organizations and the internet Africa

Asia and the Middle East

Europe Latin America and the Caribbean

North America
Oceania

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Providing access to resource materials

OECS ESDU website (http://www.oecs.org/esdu)

Categories of documents available St. Georges Declaration Protected Areas (OPAAL, PERB) Coastal & Marine Resources Disaster Response and Risk Reduction Including BTool Environmental Planning Waste Management Watershed Management Information, Communications & Public Awareness Small Projects

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Providing access to resource materials

OECS ESDU website PERB Biodiversity of the Caribbean http://www.oecs.org/esdu/publications/cat_view/28-environment-andsustainable-development/43-perb/44-biodiversity-of-the-caribbean
The resource consists of two parts:
The first introduces students to the basic principles and concepts related to biodiversity and its conservation and protection. The second provides background, case studies and activities related to some of the Caribbean's ecosystems; open oceans, coastal zones, coral reefs, mangrove swamps and tropical forests. Bookmarks and a linked table of contents are embedded within each section of the PDF file to ease navigation.

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Thank You
http://www.oecs.org/esdu Email: pamurray@oecs.org tfontenard@oecs.org