- Centre for Environment Education
The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) in India was established in August 1984 as a Centre of Excellence supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The organisation works towards developing programmes and materials to increase
awareness about the environment and sustainable development. The head office is located inAhmedabad . [cite web |url=http://envfor.nic.in/cee/cee.html |title=Centre for Environment Education (CEE) |accessdate=2007-11-21 |format=HTML |work=envfor.nic.in ] [cite web |url=http://www.ceeindia.org/cee/history.htm |title=History of CEE |accessdate=2007-11-21 |format=HTML ] The Centre has 41 offices across India.CEE has
41 offices includingregional cells inBangalore (South),Guwahati (North East),Lucknow (North), Ahmedabad (West) andPune (Central); state offices inDelhi , Hyderabad,Raipur ,Goa ,Coimbatore ; and several field offices. It has international offices inAustralia andSri Lanka .History
Centre for Environment Education was created in recognition of the importance of
environmental education in India’s overall environment and development strategy. The result of a unique partnership betweengovernment and a non-governmentalinstitution , CEE was established as a Centre of Excellence in 1984. Mr.Kartikeya Sarabhai is theDirector of CEE.CEE has inherited the rich
multi-disciplinary resource base and varied experience of Nehru Foundation for Development, itsparent organisation, which has been promoting educational efforts since1966 in the areas ofscience ,nature study ,health ,development , and environment.At the time it began its activities, CEE was perhaps the only organization actively engaged in
environmental education in thecountry . While carrying out programmes in different parts of the country, it was located only atAhmedabad . Within five years of activities, it was realized that for a country as vast as India and itsdiversity , physical presence was important for effective implementation. Based on this, the first regional office was opened for theSouthern region in 1988-89. Since then it has been a conscious effort to have an office or presence in thegeographical area of work.After completing a
decade of activities in1994 , it was decided to move more from environmental education to environmental action. This was an outcome of the learnings and experiences in the first ten years. CEE began more pilot, field-level and demonstration projects towardssustainable development which could be scaled-up and replicated. Within the next ten years, these projects formed a majorchunk of Centre’s activities.Today, CEE works for a wide range of
sectors , target groups and geographical areas. CEE sees a majoropportunity in theUN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD-2005-14) to further contribute towardssustainable development . CEE is thenodal agency for implementation of DESD activities in India under the Ministry of Human Resources Development,Government of India .CEE's programmes in the
Decade will focus onTraining and Capacity
Building Internships and Youth ProgrammesConsultancy ServicesKnowledge Centre for ESDJournal onEducation for Sustainable Development Mandate
CEE's primary objective is to improve public awareness and understanding of the environment with a view to promoting the conservation and
sustainable use of nature andnatural resources , leading to a better environment and a better quality of life. To this end, CEE develops innovative programmes and educational material, and builds capacity in the field of Education andSustainable Development (ESD). It undertakes demonstration projects in education, communication and development that endorse attitudes, strategies and technologies which are environmentally sustainable. CEE is committed to ensuring that due recognition is given to the role of education in the promotion of sustainable development. [cite web |url= http://www.ceeindia.org/cee/mandate.html |title=CEE Mandate|accessdate=2008-09-03 |format=HTML ]Thrust Areas
CEE's work is organised around
thrust areas [cite web |url= http://www.ceeindia.org/cee/thrust_areas.html|title=CEE Thrust Areas|accessdate=2008-09-01 |format=HTML ] As an organisingprinciple , this helps us indicate our focus, and plan ouractivities . These thrust areas are a dyanmic listing.1. Education for
Children 2. EE inHigher Education 3.Examination systems for EE4. Education forYouth 5. Communicating Environment through the Media6. ExperiencingNature 7. EE throughInterpretation 8. Knowledge Management forSustainable Development 9.Industry Initiatives10.SustainableRural Development 11.Water andSanitation 12.SustainableUrban Development 13.Waste Management 14.EE for Fragile Areas 15.Biodiversity Conservation16.Ecotourism 17.Disaster Preparedness andRehabilitation 18.Training , Networking and Capacity Building19.Facilitating NGO andCommunity Initiatives20.Initiatives for theUN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development21.Research in EEInternational presence
The expanding scope and geographical coverage of the Centre’s
projects and programmes have led to the development of an emerging institutionalprofile in the South Asian andAsia Pacific region.CEE Australia
Incorporated in July 2001, CEE
Australia is dedicated to raisingawareness and supporting an informed approach to environment and development issues in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. Visit [http://www.ceeaustralia.org]CEE SriLanka
Registered in September 2004, CEE Sri Lanka has a
mandate to promote environmental education and communication in Sri Lanka, strengthen EE programmes and respond tolocal /regional needs. It will facilitatesynergies andcollaborations based on learnings and experiences of EE inIndia andSri Lanka .CEE Bangladesh
BCEE, a
partnership with theBangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, contributes to meeting the Environment Education and Communication needs in Bangladesh.References
External links
* [http://www.ceeindia.org/ CEE website]
* http://www.ceeindia.org
* http://www.greenteacher.org
* http://www.sayen.org
* http://www.kidsrgreen.org
* http://www.desd.org
* http://www.envirodebate.net
* http://www.saseanee.org
* http://www.cleanerproduction.org
* http://www.sgpindia.org
* http://www.ceeindia.org/greenhousegases
* http://www.amdavadma.org
* http://www.bmwmindia.org
* http://www.virtualcentre.org/in
* http://www.ceehimalaya.org
* http://www.ceeaustralia.org
* http://www.ceesrilanka.org
* http://www.edutechindia.org
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