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The Green Squad was made possible through the support of Citigroup Foundation and The F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation. The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national environmental group with more than 500,000 members, and the Healthy Schools Network, an organization that works to protect children's environmental health in schools.
The organization was founded in 1971 in the U.S. as the National Association for Environmental Education [3] but now includes members from over 30 countries. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] NAAEE and its 56 affiliate organizations [ 5 ] in the US, Canada, Mexico have over 20,000 members; [ 4 ] additional affiliates exist outside North America in Asia and Oceania ...
When the Foundation for Environmental Education became global in 2001, countries outside of Europe began joining the Eco-Schools programme as well. South Africa was the first country to do so. In 2003 Eco-Schools was identified by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as a model initiative for Education for Sustainable Development. [4]
The Environmental Education Act of 1970 [15] led to the creation of the Office of Environmental Education in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [16] and the following year the organization which became the current day North American Association for Environmental Education was founded, [17] and which has a number of affiliates [18] in ...
UNESCO's involvement in environmental awareness and education goes back to the very beginnings of the Organization, with the creation in 1948 of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature, now the World Conservation Union), the first major non-governmental organization (NGO) mandated to help preserve the natural environment.
Health World Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1993 in Barrington, Illinois. [1] Health World's mission is to promote health and safety education by providing children with the information they need to build healthy lives.
EarthLink together with its partners is involved in concrete projects to protect forests, oceans and coastal areas. Through environmental education for children and youth as well as adults and current decision makers from the political and business sector, EarthLink lays the foundation for ecologically sustainable development.
John R. Paulk, Tennessee Valley Authority, Global Network Environmental Education Centers (1991–1996) Harold R. Hungerford, Southern Illinois University (1997–2006) Deborah Simmons, Northern Illinois University/University of Oregon (2000–2009) E. Paul Hart, University of Regina (2000–2020) Jerry Culen, University of Florida (2006–2010)