V INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia, June 1 - 2, 1999

 

PRESS-RELEASE

V International conference hosted by Green Cross Russia "Role of non-governmental organizations in environmental education" is a next step in the continuous environmental education and a natural continuation of four previous conferences "Environmental education of children" (Moscow, 1995), "Between school and university"(Tula, 1996), "Environmental education in universities" (Vladimir, 1997), "Public environmental education" (Puschino, 1998). This conference was a part of the II All-Russian Congress on Nature Protection, which took place in Saratov on June 3-5, 1999.

Green Cross International, Fred Foundation (the Netherlands), International Independent University of Environmental and Political Sciences (IIUEPS) (Moscow), Foundation "Development and Environment" (Moscow), Moscow Institute of Business Management were co-organizers of the conference.

More than 80 scientists, professors, representatives of authorities, public activists from 20 regions of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Ukraine as well as from the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, the US, Switzerland took part in the conference.

Baranovsky Sergey, Green Cross Russia Chairman made an opening speech.

Plenary presentations were made by:

N.Moseev, Green Cross Russia, President "Synthesis of humanitarian and natural-scientific education"

F.Matser, Fred Foundation, the Netherlands, "Inspiration"

V.Petrosian, Open Environmental University, Moscow State University, "Environment and public health as an important stimulus for environmental education of youth"

J.Goodall, Jane Goodall Institute, UK, "Global environmental and humanitarian program for youth"

N.Marphenin, IIUEPS, "Strategic role of public in environmental problems solution"

N.Pechurkin, Institute of Biophysics, Krasnoyarsk, "Worldwide view problems of the concept of sustainable development and environmental education"

P.Adams, Institute of Health, USA, "Health, humor, communication"

V.Veldyaev, Vladimir State University, "Role and place of environmental NGOs in Russia"

N.Domanova, Charity Foundation "Centre of wild nature protection", "Formation of worldwide view culture in mass culture of the contemporary society"

R.Vedeneeva, Environmental women's association "Yunona-Ross", "Moral and ethic of our civilization"

The following sections worked at the conference:

  • Non-formal education of children
  • Public environmental education
  • International experience and co-operation of public organizations
  • Interrelation of public and governmental organizations in the area of environmental organization
  • Worldwide view problems of environmental organizations

Resolution was adopted on the results of discussions.

The information was prepared by press service of Green Cross Russia +7 (095) 299-70-69

© GCI, July 1999 / Green Cross International / Geneva / Switzerland

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