Actionaid http://www.actionaid.org.uk/
Actionaid is a UK-based registered charity which supports a wide range of education and development initiatives throughout the world. They produce many development and education-related resources.
Centre for Environment Education (CEE) http://www.greenteacher.org/
CEE was established in August 1984 as a Centre of Excellence supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, and affiliated to the Nehru Foundation for Development (NFD). The Centre inherits a rich multi-disciplinary resource base and the varied experience of NFD, its parent organization, which has been promoting educational efforts since 1966 in the areas of science, nature study, health, development and environment. CEE, a national institution with its headquarters in Ahmedabad, has a mandate to promote environmental awareness nationwide. CEE’s primary objective a statement of what a learner is expected to learn by the end of a training course,expressed in terms which are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. is to improve public awareness and understanding of environmental issues with a view to promote the conservation and wise use of nature and natural resources. To this end, CEE not only creates expertise in the field of environmental education, but also develops innovative programmes and educational materials, testing them for validity and effectiveness. These programmes and materials are designed with flexibility to permit suitable adaptation for use across the country.
The Council for Agricultural Education
http://www.teamaged.org/PGS/index.html
The Council promotes and supports agricultural education. Instructional materials are available through the website.
C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre http://cpreec.org/
C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre is an Autonomous Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, established jointly by the Ministry and the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation. The Centre has been set up to increase consciousness and knowledge A complex construction of information and individual experience with an interrelatedsocial and environmental dimension. (N.B. many different interpretations of knowledgeexist, and this is one preferred in this Toolkit) about the environment and the major environmental problems facing the country today. It has been conducting a variety of programmes to spread awareness and interest among the public, particularly among NGOs, women, youth and children, on all aspects of the environment and ecology, with the purpose of promoting conservation of nature and natural resources.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Sustainable Development website, education page
http://www.fao.org/sd/KN2_en.htm
Education is a prerequisite to building a food-secure world,
reducing poverty and conserving and enhancing natural resources. While
FAO’s Sustainable Development Department addresses all levels of education
systems with a holistic approach, priority is given to basic education.
The focus of its work is on:
— Expanding access to education and improving
school attendance in rural areas
— Improving the quality of education
— Strengthening institutional capacity in planning
and managing education for rural development.
FAO Forest Garden
website: http://www.forestgarden.org/
FAO is developing a flexible model silvicultural system, which could be
useful for teaching purposes.
Institute of Development
Studies (IDS), UK. http://www.ids.ac.uk/
This site offers a wide range of web-based and published resources on development
and development education which can be accessed through the main IDS website.
IDS Participation Group
http://www.ids.ac.uk/particip/
The participation group at IDS specializes in participatory approaches
and methodologies, and hosts the
Learning Participation network and dialogue.
http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/particip/networks/learnparticip/
The website contains a useful synthesis of professional discussions on
issues such as hierarchies and power relations in education, assessment
and evaluation.
International Institute
for Environment and Development (IIED)
http://www.iied.org/
Produces a very wide range of resources and information a source of data or sensory input, organized or arranged into a pattern which can be interpreted., including Participatory
Learning and Action (PLA Participatory Learning and Action) notes.
The International Institute
of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
http://www.iirr.org/
IIRR publishes many practical works emphasising participatory approaches
to development and agroforestry.
ODI Forest Policy and Environment
Group
http://www.odifpeg.org.uk/
The Overseas Development Institute has a key focus on development in general,
and special interest in forestry and the environment. It produces information
and resources on a range of forestry issues.
Oxfam
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/
Oxfam is a UK-based registered charity organization which supports a wide
range of education and development initiatives throughout the world. The
organization produces many development and education-related resources.
RECOFTC
http://www.recoftc.org/
The Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific
provides courses and support for a wide range of forestry-related projects
and activities, and also publishes useful information.
United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF)
http://www.unicef.org/
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)http://www.unesco.org/
US Organization for Educating
about Agriculture
http://www.ageducate.org/
This site presents a wide range of partners, resources and links on agricultural
education in the US.
VSO (Voluntary Services
Overseas)
http://www.vso.org.uk/
VSO is a UK-based registered charity organization which supports a wide
range of education and development initiatives throughout the world. It
produces many development and education-related resources.
World Bank
http://www1.worldbank.org/education/