Action Strategy for Environmental Education and Training in the Pacific Region : 1999 - 2003

The Initial draft of this action strategy for environmental education and training in the pacific region 1999 – 2003 was developed by participants at the pacific regional conference for environmental education and training, held in suva, Fiji, from 29 June – 3 July, 1998. The conference was attended by more than 170 representatives of 21 of SPREP’s Island member countries/ Each country’s delegation comprised representatives from the education department, environment department and a non- governmental organization. Representatives of regional and international organizations also contributed significantly, both as participants and as sponsors. The conference, co-hosted by the University of the South Pacific (USP), Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) and the south pacific regional environment programme (SPREP), funded by the Australian agency for international development (AusAID), New Zeeland official development assistance (NZODA), the Danish international development Agency (Danida) and the united kingdom’s Department for international development pacific (Dfid),provided a valuable opportunity for environmental educators and trainers from the pacific to link together, share experiences and determine how best to strengthen environmental education and training for the pacific islands region