To engage and empower people through education in collaboration with our members and partners worldwide

We believe in the power of change and that the best gift we can give to future generations, the most valuable legacy we can leave behind us, is to empower students to be leaders for sustainability and positive change, by enhancing global education. 

Our educational programmes, Eco-Schools, LEAF and Young Reporters for the Environment, use a solution-based approach to empower young people to create a more environmentally conscious world. Our Green Key and Blue Flag initiatives are known across the world for their promotion of sustainable business practices and the protection of our valuable natural resources. 

With members in 77 countries we are the world’s largest environmental education organisation and through our five programmes we strive to make a difference every day. Recognised by UNESCO and UNEP as a world-leader within the fields of Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development, our strength comes from our members who share our conviction and execute our programmes on a daily basis.

We, the member organisations of the Foundation for Environmental Education, have agreed uponthese Principles to guide our work towards excellence in EE/ESD. We express our commitment to follow and champion these Principles in our programmes.

● Ensure that participants are engaged in the learning/teaching process.

● Empower participants to take informed decisions and actions on real life sustainability issues.

● Encourage participants to work together actively and involve their communities in collaborative solutions.

● Support participants to examine their assumptions, knowledge, and experiences, in order to develop critical thinking, and to be open to change.

● Encourage participants to be aware of cultural practices as an integral part of sustainability issues.

● Encourage participants to share inspirational stories of their achievements, failures, and values, to learn from them, and to support each other.

● Continuously explore, test, and share innovative approaches, methodologie, and techniques.

● Ensure that continuous improvements through monitoring and evaluation are central to our programmes.

 

A sustainable world in which education creates positive change for all

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide us with a vision of our common future. They set before us an agenda to engage with, so we can build a better future for everyone.

All five FEE programmes are characterised by the same component: providing their participants with opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to promote sustainable development and global citizenship, and lead sustainable lifestyles. 

In 2018, our five programmes engaged with the SDGS in different ways. For instance, the YRE Competition invited International Collaboration entries on Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production and Climate Action. Green Key’s best practice competition focused on Goal 12 to ensure ‘sustainable consumption and production patterns’, while Eco-Schools published ‘Positive Actions for the Sustainable Development Goals’, highlighting through specific school projects the value of global perspectives in dealing with sustainability.

Member of: 

B-XB2745 – World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). 

Cooperates with: 

Links with: E-XE2442 – European Commission (EC); B-XB3383 – UNESCO.

Links with: 

E-XD2856 – Coastal and Marine Union – EUCC; G-XN2384 – Cousteau Society; 

C-XC1873 – Fédération Internationale de Camping, Caravanning et Autocaravaning (FICC); 

C-XD1747 – International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA); 

H-XD4246 – International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ); 

G-XG6731 – International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE); 

E-XE2466 – International Life Saving Federation of Europe (ILSE); 

A-XA2654 – International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

● National organizations in 76 countries and territories:

   Member Countries & Regions

   United Arab Emirates, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bermuda, Brazil, Bahamas, Canada, Switzerland, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Rep,       

   Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Ghana, Greece, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iran Islamic Rep, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Comoros, Korea Rep, Kazakhstan, Lithuania,     

   Latvia, Morocco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Macedonia, Mongolia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar,  

   Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, St Maarten, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad-Tobago, Tanzania UR, Ukraine, Uganda, USA, Virgin Is USA, South    

   Africa, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland

● Honorary and Affiliate in 15 countries and territories:

   Member Countries & Regions

   United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Trinidad-Tobago, Virgin Is USA, Northern Ireland

   Members also in Indian Ocean States, not specified.