A Survey of National Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development Laws and Policies: Lessons for Canada.
The Fall 2006 issue of the Great Lakes News featured an article by CIELAP Policy Analyst Susan Holtz entitled ?A Flushing Revelation? on the emerging issue of pharmaceutical and personal care product pollution in our waterways.
A Survey of National Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development Laws and Policies: Lessons for Canada
This research paper is an international survey of the best practices in environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) policy.
This research provides an overview of some of the major policies and action plans currently being enacted at the national and international level. There are a number of well developed laws and policies, notably: the National Environmental Education Act of 1990 in the United States, Australia?s national action plan Environmental Education for a Sustainable Future, the UK?s Sustainable Development Action Plan for Education and Skills, inter alia. These laws and policies provide strong commitments and models for other governments, though more research is needed to show the relative effectiveness of the laws and policies.
CIELAP Speaks Out
The Fall 2006 issue of the Great Lakes News featured an article by CIELAP Policy Analyst Susan Holtz entitled ?A Flushing Revelation? on the emerging issue of pharmaceutical and personal care product pollution in our waterways. Download this article from our website.
In September, CIELAP?s Executive Director Anne Mitchell published an open letter to the Team Leader of the Ministry of Environment?s Waste Management Policy Branch, Adam Ciulini, urging the government of Ontario to develop a comprehensive waste management program to address this growing concern. Download this letter from our website.
Also in September, CIELAP published its Comments on the Review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999), focusing on biotechnology, nanotechnology, public participation, pollution prevention, toxic substances and implementing the precautionary principle. This document included proposals and comments for the Conservative government on future action and potential leadership. Download CIELAP?s comments from our website.
In October 2006 Maureen Carter-Whitney spoke at the Ontario Environment Network?s Fall conference about the issue of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting substances as emerging contaminants in water.
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