World Environmental Education Congress
Date : 29 Jan, 2024
A dynamic delegation of over 20 members of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) participated in the 12th World Environmental Education Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 29 - February 3, 2024.
Since 2003, the WEEC Network has connected thousands of experts from around the world to share advances in Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
IUCN CEC delegates shined as plenary speakers, panel experts, and moderators on the main stages of WEEC, while also supporting the Congress backstage as rapporteurs and youth organizers. IUCN President Razan Al Mubarak gave an inspiring opening plenary on how transformative educational approaches can align to tackle the triple planetary crisis, now and for generations to come.
As a complement to the main WEEC programme, CEC leaders convened and led four design dialogue sessions that explored the role of IUCN and CEC in shaping the new era of Nature-based Education, an area of focus for the Commission.