Signing of the Memorandum for the Promotion of Environmental Education
Memorandum of Cooperation was signed at the
Environmental Information and Education Centre between the Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia, the Ministry of Environment and Natural
Resources Protection of Georgia and Eco Vision โ the Union for Sustainable
Development.
Cooperation at preschool,
educational and scientific institutions levels is envisaged in the Memorandum,
aiming at:
รผ Implementing educational
projects directed towards Environmental Education and Education for
Sustainable Development (ESD);
รผ Popularizing of Natural Sciences,
establishing healthy lifestyle;
รผ Raising awareness on Environmental
Protection.
Development of educational
resources and their distribution, retraining of teachers in environmental protection issues;
organization of
exhibitions, workshops and
other activities devoted to International Days for Environmental
Protection; holding of thematic contests; teaching demonstration lessons;
arrangement of clean-up and planting of greenery activities; cooperation
throughout the process of creating media products, and etc. โ these are
the activities planned in the framework of the aforementioned Memorandum.
โEco Vision โ the Union for
Sustainable Developmentโ was established in 2001.One of the major focuses of
the Union is raising public awareness on environmental protection. Since its
creation Eco Vision has implemented over 50 projects in the field of
Environmental Protection that were funded by the International Donor
Organizations.
