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Centre for Environment Education - english information

http://www.ceeindia.org/

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The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) is a national institute involved in developing programmes and material to create awareness about the environment. Established in 1984, the Centre is supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and associated with Nehru Foundation for Development. CEE's primary objective is to improve public awareness and understanding of environmental issues with a view to promote the conservation and wide use of nature and natural resources. To this end, CEE not only creates expertise in the field of environmental education, but also develops innovative programmes and educational materials, testing them for validity and effectiveness. These programmes and materials are designed flexibly to permit suitable adaptation for use across the country and abroad. This website is a starting point for further information on environmental education in India. Under the button "About us" CEE's "thrust areas" are listed. They reach from the area Children and school, Youth and colleges, Experiencing nature, Interpretation and training, Mass media, Resource management in rural areas and in the urban context, Co-operation with the industry to Information for decision-makers and Networking in South and South East Asia.

Keywords

regional centre; institution; environmental education; educational materials; teacher education; inservice teacher education; media centre; adult education; school; political education;