29.9.2009

The Earth Charter at the VI Latin American Congress for Environmental Education

The VI Congreso Iberoamericano de Educación Ambiental took place in San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina on September 16-19, 2009.  The meeting gathered educators, researchers, NGOs and governmental representatives, students, youth and business people from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. At this event, the Earth Charter Secretariat led a workshop called “Bringing Sustainability to Classrooms: An Earth Charter Workshop” on 16 September 2009.

 

The general objectives of the congress were to:

– promote EE as an estate policy and strengthen public management in building sustainable territories

– contribute to the EE with the input of environmental educators from their own perspectives and realities