Global EE
Are you working in a country outside of North America and want to connect to other EE professionals? Are you working in North America but want to learn more about the great EE work happening in other countries? The eePRO Global EE Group is open to everyone and is a way to connect with other EE professionals around the globe.
The Global EE group on eePRO is the professional development and resource sharing space of the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP). The GEEP is a partnership between the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and NAAEE. Its mission is to create a vibrant learning network designed to strengthen environmental education globally to create a more sustainable future for all.
By joining the Global eePRO group, you will be subscribed to the quarterly GEEP newsletter.
Moderators
Andy David
Andrew (Andy) David joined the NAAEE team in 2022 and is currently an international programs coordinator. Andy has a passion for environmental education, sustainable development, and working across cultures. He has a B.A from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's in Development Practices from Emory University. Andy has worked in the U.S states of Wisconsin, Montana, and Georgia and has worked internationally in Ghana and Kenya. He is from a small town on the shores of the Gichigami (Lake Superior).
Nina Hamilton
Nina joined NAAEE with a background focused on community-based conservation and social inclusion, from working with mangrove-dependent communities in Madagascar to coordinating a global advisory group to promote women's land rights. After a childhood spent living in Asia and Latin America, Nina is particularly passionate about working across cultures to combine her interests in the environment, sustainable development, and social equity. Nina has a Master's in Environmental Management from Duke University. Through her Master's project, she worked closely with a community-based wildlife management and environmental education project in Gabon, where she conducted community mapping in 10 rural communities to better understand their priorities and concerns related to their natural resources.
Mariam Kabamba
Carlos Perez Murcia
Greatly passionate about ocean conservation, environmental education, youth leadership, and scientific communication. Carlos is a shark lover and an ARTivist, leader of the virtual educational program “Club Tiburones” The Shark Club.
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Learn about the Global EE Group and meet the Global EE Group moderators.
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Did you know that Finland has 12 regional EE networks throughout the country that organize regional meetings, conferences, and more? Learn more about EE in countries around the world with the GEEP’s country profile collection! Don't see your country in the collection? Submit a profile for your…
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To all the young leaders, educators, activists, entrepreneurs, students, dreamers, and doers out there—this is a celebration of you!
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Taiwan celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Environmental Education Act on June 5, 2021!
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A selection of short speeches from #COP26 that highlight and ground the importance of young voices in the fight for climate action. Use these for inspiration before some project-based learning!
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Changemaker grantee Mariam Kabamba tells the story of an environmental education and tree planting program that brought hope to a local community in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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In this post, EE 30 Under 30 Leader Mariam Kabamba discusses how climate change, hunger, and education converge and introduces four environmental educators working toward solutions.
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Parley for the Oceans is an organization that focuses on attacking the problem of plastic pollution in the oceans. In 2019 we started the environmental education project, “Fighting Marine and Coastal Plastic Pollution.” This project empowered students to gather information about the types of…
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As educators, we can help people understand the impact of war on people and the planet, and the role democracy can play in creating a more just and sustainable future. We can also help people understand that crises like these are humanitarian crises, causing human displacement and cutting off access…
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Through two international sharing sessions, students in the United States met with seven student teams in Africa who described the innovative projects they developed to overcome environmental and public health challenges in their communities.
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Mangroves are sea life nurseries, protectors of coastal communities, and climate change heroes. What E-STEAM methodologies can we use to teach our students about mangrove forests?
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The ocean and marine environment face many challenges, including overfishing, pollution, temperature increases, the introduction of invasive species, and more. The BLAKE New Zealand (NZ) Virtual Reality (VR) program was launched in 2019 to connect young people with oceans and the marine environment…
