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ECO AWARENESS
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EDUCATION PROJECTS
Amigos de la naturaleza - it is a community benefit project to raise awareness on the principles of sustainable living. Students are expected to work together with environmental institutions and organisations, implementing their knowledge and skills on environmental themes such as biodiversity, conservation, natural disasters, etc. In Spanish +[www.amigos.mty.itesm.mx/des/mision.htm] YXC
Caretakers of the Environment Kenya (Catek) – it develops projects throughout Kenya in order to promote ecological practices in schools and their surrounding communities. The organisation also operates to integrate the codified and indigenous knowledge, through community open days to sensitize the local people on the necessity of finding alternative and sustainable ways of using natural resources. . [www.iol.ie/~newtownw/caretakers/catek/cateks/] YXC
Eden project – is dedicated to promote ”the responsible management of the vital relationship between plants, people and resources leading to a sustainable future for all”, this wonderful park offers educational activities, events, workshops, and more else…to spend a day in paradise! [www.edenproject.com] YXC
Educar forestando - it is an Argentinan organisation committed to providing education on environment management through urban greening projects, environmental recuperation, ecological sustainability and resources management. In Spanish [www.fundacionacude.org/educfor.htm] YXC
John Muir Award - aims to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to discover, enjoy and conserve the planet's wild places, through a structured yet adaptable scheme. It was launched in 1997 by the John Muir Trust, which was formed in 1983 to safeguard and conserve wild places in the United Kingdom, and to increase awareness and understanding of the value of such places. [www.johnmuiraward.org]
Oikos - is a non-profit volunteer organisation founded in 1979 to study and protect the environment. Oikos works in Italy and abroad on environmental problems in big cities and on the defence and reintegration of Mediterranean forests. [www.oikos.org/ecology/amben.htm] YXC
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