5e Congrès mondial d’éducation relative à l’environnement

10-14 mai, Montréal 2009

Ethics, Environmental Thought, and Worldviews

In the context of ethics, environmental thought and worldviews, how can environmental education add meaning to our lives?

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Link – Share- Care

Identify and respect local contexts by linking them to global problematics

Develop critical thinking and awaken an ethic of resistance for action

Construct human being and widen its vision of the world and of time in sharing and solidarity

5e Congrès mondial d’éducation relative à l’environnement

10-14 mai, Montréal 2009

Ethics, Environmental Thought and Worldviews

In the context of ethics, environmental thought and worldviews, how can environmental education contribute to social innovation?

EnvironmentalEducation

By providing big, positive, inspiring ideas: Humans are Nature; Positive Visions of the Future; Respect and Reverence; Happiness; Diversity; Truth and Clarity; Hope as an Antidote to Apathy; Acknowledgement and Acceptance; Fullness of Experience.

By providing opportunities for personal and collective action: Living our Teachings (integrity); Creating and Choosing a Future (not merely adapting to what is; Active Listening (to people and planet).

5e Congrès mondial d’éducation relative à l’environnement

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In the context of ethics, environmental thought and worldviews, how can environmental education contribute to political innovation and influence public policies?

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environmental education has to include CIVIC education / engagement / responsibility (so ‘activism’ isn’t a bad word!)

we need to use a wide variety of methods and settings to engage / connect people; & model ‘alternatives’ to inspire people to demand policies that support those alternatives

we need to actively support ‘green’ politicians