Lessons from School-Based Environmental Education Programs in Three AfricanCountries

摘要

This document looks at successful environmental education programs for youth inthree African countries: Mali, Tanzania, and Zambia. In Mali, 320 grade schools have adopted a formal environmental education curriculum designed as part of a regional program to combat desertification in nine Sahelian countries. In Tanzania, conservation clubs for youth sprang from several larger environmental movements. This study looked at three of these, all formed within the last 10 to 15 years. Zambia is home to one of the worlds oldest environmental education programs for young childrenthe Chongololo Clubs.