Sadc Regional Environmental Education Programme
Education in Howick

This will be achieved through enhanced and strengthened environmental education policy, networking, resource materials and training capacity. SADC Regional Environment Education Programme - with the purpose of enabling environmental education practitioners in the SADC region to strengthen environmental education processes for equitable and sustainable environmental management choices.

In 1993, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Environment and Land Management Sector (ELMS) initiated a programme to support environmental education processes in the southern African region. The initial phase of this programme included a series of workshops involving environmental education practitioners in the region. The first workshop was held in Windhoek, Namibia in 1994 and the second in Howick, South Africa in These workshops were complemented by other research processes designed to assess the state of environmental education in the region. Based on information gathered during this initial phase a formal programme document was developed and submitted to the SADC Council of Ministers for approval. The Council of Ministers ratified the proposal and agreed that the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) should act as implementing agency of the programme. In addition the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida), USAID and IUCN (The World Conservation Union), also provide financial support for different components of the Programme. The Regional Environmental Education Programme is a project of the SADC Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) Directorate. Networking and Partnerships To support Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) processes through partnerships, networking, seed funding, knowledge resources, exchange and interactions among EE and ESD practitioners within the SADC region and beyond.