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Enviromental Education

Aims

Issues addressed

purpose

Methods involved

Activities

Envirometal Education s defined as raisng individual, community, national and international awareness of conservation, wildlife and natural resources by: enhancing knowledge and understnaing, developing positive attitudes and encouraging participation

Issues addressed in the Education

Deforastration Soil Erosion Soil FErtility Over Population Water Depetion Flooding Drought Hunger Water Pollution Climate Changes

Purpose of the education

To intesify the nations awarenesss of conservation and wildlife issues by disseminating information
through :

- Leaflets and videos - Radio and video - TAlks and Camp[aigns - School Curricullum - Community Projects - Encouraging and motivarting people in conserving the enviroment by: Identifying alternative income generating activities - Equipping individuals ,groups and communities to adopt alternative activities - Demonstrating the viability of these alternatives

Activities involved in the education

Termly NAmtchengwa Magazine Leaflets Posters Calendar

Outreach Programmes include Presentations PErfrmances Exhibitions Radio Programmes Wildlife Club Rallies Workshops Video Shows News papers

Aims of the education
TO intensify the nations awareness of conservation and wildlife issues by disseminating information
To encourage , mtivate and enable people to
actively participate in conserving thje enviroment
To conserve the enviroment by developing and
adopting more sustainable ways of living

School tree Education Project GOAL To generat susutainable mnagement of indegenious forests and trees toensure bettter living standards of future generations

AIMS the project aims at:
- Educating urban schools about trees and the enviroment through prctical experience
-Giving schools the possibility of having some income generartng activities combined with tree growing
-Assisting schools with nurseriy material and publications with the aim of helping the Govermment of MAlawi`s eforts in reafforestration
--Collection \usefule data about indigineous trees seedlings production and seed treatment ,as part of essays,reports for scientific use
- Empowering scho\ol children to make ther own decisions on planing, monitoring and evaluation matters of their own projects

APPROACH

-PRoviding schools with neccesary materials for ttree nursry establishment
-Monitorng school`s prpgress
- Providing school`s with publications of forestry activities
-Propviding advice to schools

ACHIEVEMENTS

-Establishment of 4 Center NUrsuries inBlantyre ,ZOmba Monkey Bay and Lilongwe
-Sensitised school`s and communities in tree Planting
- 300 schools are participating in the project counrywide
-Production of educational materials
-Awarding of prizes to a number of school for a well done job in tree planting

FUTURE

Establish more centre nurseries
Involve more than a thoyusand schools
Produce more educational materials on the tree planting exercise

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