University of Cambridge
Global Security Fellows Initiative
Occasional Paper No. 10
Environmental Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Students |
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| The Black Triangle region of Central Europe,
where Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic share borders, has been identified as an area
of regional insecurity created by environmental problems. The region features a high
concentration of power plants, metallury and chemical factories, open pit mines, plus
aging uranium mine tailings with the resulting high levels of air and water pollution,
forest decline, severe social problems and a high level of migration of people due to
environmental deterioration. In her paper, Dr. Kuzniarz details the lack of environmental
education among the three countries of the Black Triangle. To end the pollution in this
region and to end decades of disputes over the amounts and sources of trans-boundary
pollution and secrecy regarding environmental data, Dr. Kuzniarz offers a simple
suggestion: "Teach our children about their own environment." This paper sets
forth creative and practical ideas and plans for increasing environmental education not
only in the Black Triangle region, but also across Europe. [Full text of this paper.] The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
| Dr. Kuzniarz holds the Ph.D. in biology. She is a principal co-founder and organizer of an independent environmental school, Zespol Szkol Spolecznych No. 1, in Wroclaw, Poland, and an active member of the Polish Ecological Club. Her commitment to environmental education has made her an expert in this field among the international movement of teachers of the environment. She works closely and cooperates with IUCN, the Technical Education Research Centers (TERC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, the Science Across Europe Project, the Association for Science Education and the International Centre for Conservation Education, UK. |