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DOCUMENT 'ASSUME ED 267 969 SE 046 491 AUTHOR Cox, Dorothy A., Ed.; Stapp, William B., Ed. TITLE International Perspective= on Environmental Education: Issues and Actions. Proceedings of the 1st International and 13th Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 5-9, 1984). INSTITUTION North American Association for Environmental Education, Troy, OH.; Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Inst. for Environmental Studies. PUB DATE Feb 86 NOTE 352r. AVAILABLE FROMNorth American Association fot Environmental Education, P.O. Box 400, Troy, OH 45373 ($9.00, member, $11.00, nonmember). PUB TYPE Collected 'forks - Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Conferences; *Conservation (Environment); Conservation Education; Developing Nations; Elementary Secondary Education; *Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; *Government Role; Higher Education; *Instructional Development; International Educati:onaI Exchange; *Natural Resources; *Nonformal Education; Outdoor Education IDENTIFIERS *Environmental Issues; Informal Education ABSTRACT The proceedings of the first International Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAEE), which was also the 13th annual conference of the National Association of Environmental Education as the NAEE was formerly known, provides as complete a record as possible of the conference activities. Papers and reports are listed alphabetically by presenters in 10 general sections. Keynote speeches are given full length while abstracts of 1500 words or less are given for the remainingpapers. Sections included are: (1) major addresses (representing perspectivesfrom Canada, the United Nations, the United States, and Australia); (2) Sant/ Declaration (affirming a commitment toa new governmental ethic); (3) sections workshop report (focusingon ecological sustainable development); (4) international issues and actions (reviewing programs and conditions in Swaziland, Brazil, Barbados, Norway, India, Egypt, New Zealand, and Thailand); (5) governmental roles (including a symposium on Canada/U.S. relations and panelson information systems and a national center for environmental education); (6) issues (covering such topicsas acid rain, nuclear arms, toxic substances, and population); (7) nonformal education (considering parks, cent:rs, churches, and environmental history); (8) tertiary education (examining training programs); (S) curriculum (describing outdoor progress, community issues, technology,energy, and computers); and (10) research (reporting on attitudes, behaviors, cognitive models, evaluation, and curriculum materials). (ML) 471.1.".1111111 DEPARTRIONT OF mucamors NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 4)(Thedocument has been reproduced u received from the person or organization onginahng it 'Minor changes have t von made toimprove reproduction quality Pod. s of vi.nv or opinions stated in the docu- ment do not necesurdy remount OffiCel NIE Potation Of policy North American Association for Environmental Education International Perspectiveson Environmental Education: Issues and Actions PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS 1984 MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTEDBY z3;; C 14e 11,1 Conference TO THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER {ERIC) INTERNAM_ PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDI -ATION: ISSUES AND ACTIOhS 1984 Conf:rence Selected Papers from the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education Edited by Dorothy A Co:: William B. Sta,-p Published by The North American Association for Environmental Education P. 0. Box 400 Troy, Ohio 45373 In Cooperation with The Institute for Environmental Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison February, 1986 COMVOWtri_Nt PREFACE This is the proceedings of the first International Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education(NAEE). This also documents the 13th annual conference of NAEE(formerly known as the National Association of Environmental Education). The conference was held from October 5 to 9, 1984, at the ChateauLake Louise Hotel in Banff National Park near the townsite ofLake Louise in Alberta, Canada. The conference featured five keynote addresses, over 12 invited speakers, 13 workshops, 10 panels and symposia, and over 75 contributed papers. While more than 10 field trips were available before, after, and during the conference,one entire afternoon was devoted to interpretive field sessiws in orderthat everyone would be able to enjoy and learn from the spectacular Canadian Rockies environment. The conference began with over 100 participants meeting in a two-day workshop developed by the combined planning of the three NAEE Sections. (See their report in Part III.! One of the significant conference outcomeswas the adoption by the participants of the Banff Declaration. (See Part II.)Over 350 individuals attended the conference from 28 countries representingall regions of the world. Participating in the Conference with NAEEwas The American Society for Environmental History, a society which providesa coordinating network of environmental historians and professionals inenvironmental science, humanities, and social sciences. The ASEH presented four panel presentations as a part of the conference. The purpose of this proceedings is to provide as completea record as possible of the annual conference activities. This proceedings contains ten sections. Papers and reports are grouped by general topic with presentors listed alphabeticallywithin each section. Major addresses are full length; all others have been edited to approximately 1500 wordsor less. If a long abstract was not submitted by an author, the short abstract (fromthe conference program) is included to complete the record of the conference. In a few cases no text cr auttract has been available,but the presentation is listed by title to indicate thata presentatior was mad. The editors most gratefully thank Gloria Stapp, GiovannaDiChiro, Lori Mann, Martha Monroe, ano Debra Yandala for their invalue,le contribution in reading and editing papers; Arthur Sacksfor arranging for the typing to be done at the Institute for EnvironmentalStudies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; and Joan Heidelbergfor handling a myriad of details that madeour job so much easier. Dorothy A. Cox William B. Stapp Co-editors TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Major Addresses A. Bradley, Fred D. "Welcoming Address" (Canada) . 13 B. Fraser, John. "Sta:us of Environmental Education Issues in Canada" (Canada) 16 C. Brown, Noel. "The International Environment" (U.N.) 21 D. Baez, Albert V. "The World Conservation Strategy and Environmental Education" (USA) 22 E. Linke, Russell D. "The Challenge of Environmental Education in Today's World" (Australia) 32 F. Sacks, Arthur. "NAEE President's Address" USA) 38 II The Banff Declaration 41 IIi Coordinated NAEE Sections Workshop Report Berberet, Jerry and Arthurs Sacks. "Environmental Education for the Biosphere: Workshops on Ecologically Sustainable Development" (USA) 42 IV Presentations: International Issues and Actions A. Allen, Irma A. "Environmental Education: Impact on Three Aspects of Development in Africa" (Swaziland) 46 B. Atchia, Michael. "Environmental Education in Africa-A Review" (Mauritius) 51 C. Crespo Gualda, Regina Elena. aEnvironmental Education and Latin America" (Brazil) . 55 D. Ealey, E.H.M. "Contract Research as a Component of Environmental Education" (Australia) . 59 E. Francis, George. "Issues of the Great Lakes: A Transnational Problem" (Canada) 63 5 -3- F. Greenall, Annette. "A New Beginring for Environmental Education in Australia" (Australia) 63 G. Holmes, Roland C. "Environmental Education: A Third World Experience" (USA) 67 H. James, Carkton. "Environmental Education and Public Awareness in the Wider Caribbean: An Overviews (Barbados, West Indies) 70 I. Lieberman, Gerald A. 'RARE: Environmental Education Catalyst" (USA) 76 J. Lien, Arne. "Environmental Education Implications of Technological Development in the Arctic" (Norway) 79 K. Medina, Augusto 0. The Caribbean Environmental Education Program' (USA) 79 L. Metcalfe, Peter. "Environmental Science for Solomon Islands Teachers: a Pattern for Third World Countries?" (Australia) 81 M. Quaye, Eric C. "Towards the Development of Environmental Literacy in a Developing Country-Ghana" (Ghana, Africa) 86 N. Saxena, K.G. "Ecological Implications of Shifting Agriculture" (India) 87 0. Selim, M. Saber. "Environmental Education in the Arab States: Issues and Actions" (Egypt) . 90 P. Simpson, Philip. "Education Prerequisites for Integrating Conservation and Development in New Zealand" (New Zealand) 95 Q. Slocombe, D. Scott. "International Environmental Campaigns-Case Studies and Discussion" (Canada) 99 R. Smyth, J.C. "The World Conservation Strategy and Public Education: An Investigation of Structures" (Scotland) 102 S. Sokolofi-, Boris. "Australian Aborigines and Environmental Education" (Australia) 106 -4- T. Srinivasan, S. and D.K. Banerjee. "Environmental Problems of Developing Countries and Appropriate Solutions Through Environmental Education" (India) 108 U. Trant, Anton. "A European Experiment in Environmental Education" (Ireland) 108 V. Tribe, David. "The Role of the Gould League of New South Wales in Environmental Education in Australia" (Australia) 115 W. Tuntawiroon, Nart. "North - South Dialogue" (Thailand) 119 X. Webb, Joan. "An Australian Contribution to Environmental Education in Thailand" (Australia) 119 Y. Wheeler,