As I noted in a PS to my original blog about weec7, the event culminated in the Call of Marrakech, which ENSI desribes as ...
"giving express to concerns and visions for the future of Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development."
Here's the call in part (I've missed the blowsy opening paragraphs which just say how fantastic the weec was):
... at the conclusion of the works of the 7th World Environmental Education Congress, the participants recommend:
- Increase the supports from public authorities, international organizations, and donors to environmental education projects.
- Recognize the environmental education action of the civil society and reinforce its role in this area.
- Reinforce the conciliation and the coordination among all concerned actors with a view to an improved synergy in the definition of strategies and the application of environmental education projects.
- Establish networks of environmental education actors in order to facilitate the share of knowledge, know-how, experiences and good practices.
- Foster consideration of territorial specificities and the mobilization of local actors in the elaboration and the realization of environmental education projects highlighting the respect of nature and Eco citizenship and solidarity values.
- Develop educational innovative tools and materials adjusted and having more recourse not only to new information and communication technologies but also by conserving and developing to conventional tools.
- Promote research and development in different areas of environmental education: learning methods, attitudes, values and environmentally respectful behaviors.
Indeed, we invite all concerned actors to consider the declaration of Marrakech recommendations and translate them into actions and concrete measures allowing the transition toward more ecological, equitable and united societies.
Well, this is much ado about nothing – which is precisely what will result from it. Happily, there's weec8 to look forward to in 2015 in Sweden, or Ireland, or Australia.
And then Nos. 9, 11, 14, ... 17, etc, should I be unlucky enough to live that long.
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