Guyana’s Environment Week 2006
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The
best banner prize was
awarded to Marian Academy environmental club while the largest contingent prize went to Banks D.I.H. Music was provided by the Guyana Defense Force and a church group. Despite heavy rain the green walk 2006 attracted a large contingent. Participants were also provided with bookmarkers and stickers;
compliments press.
In
of
Pavnik
The winning banner by Marian Academy.
addition to the green
walk there were discussions surrounding WED 2006 and the theme for the observances on the Guyana Today Show environmental segment. The Newspaper articles during the month of June also focused on WED and the activities surrounding the observances.
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EPA Welcomes New Staff
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investigation to site visits for the purposes of monitoring, drafting policy documents, attending scoping meetings, and meeting with developers. As part of the drive to educate the public on various aspects of the environment (pollution, waste management), public awareness activities are constantly being done.
THE GREEN LEAF
EE Intervention within Schools.
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This
was primarily due to
them being able to achieve the EE objective of participation. It appears that though the other interventions raised environmental awareness and knowledge, they fell short with regard to participation in positive environmental actions.
Based
on its findings the
consultant recommended that the EPA strengthen its collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Regional Education Offices. This is in order for greater emphasis to be placed on the integration of EE into the school curriculum. It
was also suggested that the EPA collaborates with teacher training institutions such as the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and the Burrowes school of Art. Continued training for Environmental Clubs was also recommended as was the provision of adequate EE teaching and learning materials to schools.
This
assessment also serves
the EPA in its plans for future EE interventions in schools. Evidently the Agency will ensure that these are designed to accomplish EE objectives, particularly that of participation.
Schools
have
a
social
responsibility to go beyond the mere provision of basic knowledge skills to young people and deliver a more holistic type of education. This will seek to promote an ethic of living in harmony with our environment. EE aims ultimately to change behavioural patterns of social groups and individuals towards the environment, and promotes environmentally responsible decisions and actions.
The Green Leaf is published quarterly by the Environmental Protection Agency, Guyana. It is intended to promote awareness of the Environmental Protection Agency and Guyana’s environment. Editorial Board: Sharifah Razack, Christopher Chin, Sonia Gumbs, Zeya Ramnauth, Candacie Brower, Renwick English, Tim Laing, Dominique Saheed, & Khalid Alladin. Comments and Questions: Candacie Brower (cbrower@epaguyana.org) Mailing address: Environmental Protection Agency, IAST Building, U.G. Campus, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown. Telephone: 222-2231 Ext. 16, 17 & 41. Fax. 222-2442.