Centre for Environment Education
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The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) in India was established in August 1984 as a Centre of Excellence supported by the
History
The Centre for Environment Education was created in recognition of the importance of environmental education in India's overall environment and development strategy. The CEE was established as a Centre of Excellence in 1984, supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India. Mr. Kartikeya Sarabhai is the director of CEE.
CEE has inherited the rich multi-disciplinary resource base and varied experience of Nehru Foundation for Development, its parent organisation, which has been promoting educational efforts since 1966 in the areas of science, nature study, health, development, and environment.
At the time it began its activities, CEE was perhaps the only organization actively engaged in environmental education in the country. While carrying out programmes in different parts of the country, it was located only in Ahmedabad. Within five years of activities, it was realized that for a country as vast and diverse as India, physical presence was important for effective implementation. Based on this, the first regional office was opened for the Southern region in 1988–89. Since then it has been a conscious effort to have an office or presence in the geographical area of work.
After completing a decade of activities in 1994, it was decided to move more from environmental education to environmental action. This was an outcome of the learnings and experiences in the first ten years. CEE began more pilot, field-level and demonstration projects towards sustainable development which could be scaled-up and replicated. Within the next ten years, these projects formed a major chunk of the centre's activities.
Today, CEE works for a wide range of sectors, target groups and geographical areas. CEE sees a major opportunity in the
CEE's programmes in the Decade will focus on Training and Capacity Building,
Mandate
CEE's primary objective is to improve public awareness and understanding of the environment to promote the conservation and
International presence
The expanding scope and geographical coverage of the centre's
CEE Australia
Incorporated in July 2001, CEE Australia is dedicated to raising awareness and supporting an informed approach to environment and development issues in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
CEE Sri Lanka
Registered in September 2004, CEE Sri Lanka has the
.CEE Bangladesh
BCEE, a partnership with the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, contributes to meeting the Environment Education and Communication needs in Bangladesh.
References
- ^ "Centre for Environment Education (CEE)". envfor.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ "History of CEE". Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ "CEE Mandate". Retrieved 2008-09-03.