The Ligurian Regional System for Environmental

Education

Serena Recagno Regional Centre for Environmental Education of the Regional Environmental Protection Agency

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Objectives

“Promote, enforce and implement Environmental Education (EE) initiatives in entire regional territory, within the frame of a life long learning strategy and of policy and methodology integration at every governmental level.”

Characteristics

16 Centers:• related to public organization at different

governmental levels (Municipalities, Mountain Communities, Parks)• spread throughout Region and

representative of different type of territories (urban, rural, coastal)

• provided with a physical space suitable for developing activities

The Ligurian System

11 Province of ImperiaProvince of Imperia

22 CEA Alpi Liguri Park CEA Alpi Liguri Park

33 CEA Municipality of ImperiaCEA Municipality of Imperia

44 Province of SavonaProvince of Savona

55 CEA Ponente SavoneseCEA Ponente Savonese

66 CEA Riviera del BeiguaCEA Riviera del Beigua

77 CE Beigua ParkCE Beigua Park

88 CEA Cairo MontenotteCEA Cairo Montenotte

99 ARPAL-CREA – Regional Center ARPAL-CREA – Regional Center

1010 Province of GenoaProvince of Genoa

1111 LabTer “GreenPoint” Municipality of GenoaLabTer “GreenPoint” Municipality of Genoa

1212 CEA CM Alta Val PolceveraCEA CM Alta Val Polcevera

1313 CE Antola ParkCE Antola Park

1414 LabTer Portofino Park LabTer Portofino Park

1515 CE Aveto ParkCE Aveto Park

1616 LabTer Tigullio Municipality of Sestri LevanteLabTer Tigullio Municipality of Sestri Levante

1717 LabTer Aurelia Municipalities of Pieve, Bogliasco, LabTer Aurelia Municipalities of Pieve, Bogliasco, SoriSori

1818 Province of La SpeziaProvince of La Spezia

1919 CEA Varese Ligure e Val di VaraCEA Varese Ligure e Val di Vara

2020 LabTer Municipality of La SpeziaLabTer Municipality of La Spezia

2121 CEA Park of Montemarcello-MagraCEA Park of Montemarcello-Magra

• 3 in urban context

• 6 regional natural protected areas

• 7 groupings of coastal or inland Municipalities

Functions• Beneficiaries: citizens, public administrators, students and

teachers

• Education Typologies: mainly formal and non-formal; informal to a less degree

• Briefly, some of the main functions of Centers within the System are:• Monitoring territory educational needs and already existing responses

• Support construction of g-local strategy for ESD

• Development of communication, education and social learning programs consistent with Public Administrations political strategies.

Activities… a 2012 summary • 11 regional projects and more than 100

local educational activities• 123 municipalities involved• More than 1.000 school classes and

4.000 citizens

Projects… some examples• Let’s build up a greener and

safer Liguria!• Schools for sustainability• PEDIBUS• Flowers come from waste• EcoFestivals• Biodiversity, richness of Liguria• From sCO2ol to school: a TAM

TAM for climate change

Key factors for success• A shared conceptual reference system

(with respect to objectives and methods) • Set of agreed quality indicators and

evaluation methods• Internal periodical formation• Develop research and innovation

actions in environmental education • Integrate ESD in all sectorial policies

Evaluation… a focusMACROCRITERIA ABOUT ORGANIZATION AND RESOUCES•Relationship with Public Authority of reference•Internal organization•Infrastructures and educational materials•Human resources•Economic resourcesMACROCRITERIA ON ACTIVITIES•Networking with other Centres•Information and communication•Territorial animation•Education

54 mandatory criteria10 optional criteria