eePRO is the global online community for everyone who cares about education and creating a healthier and more sustainable future. Connect with other EE professionals, participate in discussions in eePRO groups, and find and share resources, events, and opportunities!

Learn more and sign up at eepro.naaee.org.

Since 2016, NAAEE's EE 30 Under 30 program has recognized 301 individuals from 57 countries who are making a difference through environmental education. To address today’s complex challenges, we need a wide range of perspectives, skills, and experiences. EE 30 Under 30 celebrates the unique and passionate leadership of talented young leaders around the world and gives them a professional boost to increase their impact. Each year, our awardees join a growing alumni network of inspiring environmental education leaders and receive ongoing opportunities to network, grow professionally, and promote their work.

Learn more at naaee.org/ee30u30.

Through the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education, NAAEE is taking the lead in establishing guidelines for the development of balanced, scientifically accurate, and comprehensive environmental education programs and materials. Quality environmental education programs help develop an environmentally literate citizenry that can compete in our global economy; has the skills, knowledge, and inclinations to make well-informed choices; and exercises the rights and responsibilities of members of a community. The Guidelines for Excellence are a series of guidelines that set the standards for high-quality environmental education. Each of these publications was developed by a diverse team of professionals, and each has gone through a substantive review by thousands of professionals.

Learn more and download the guidelines at naaee.org/programs/guidelines-excellence.

NAAEE’s Annual Conference and Research Symposium is one of the largest professional environmental education gatherings worldwide. Engage with more than 1,000 professionals from 50 countries, all working to advance environmental literacy and civic engagement. Attendees hail from the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, as well as the global education community (early childhood through university), in turn influencing millions of people each year.

NAAEE seeks compelling presentations for the 23rd Annual Research Symposium and 55th Annual Conference, to be held October 6–9! NAAEE is looking for expertise from around the world and encourages all to consider submitting proposals that speak to the overall theme, “Imagine If...”

Learn more and submit a proposal by April 10 at conference.naaee.org. 

The Natural Start Alliance is a specialized national network dedicated to ensuring environmental education begins with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. By connecting a vast community of parents, educators, and organizations, the scheme promotes "nature-based early learning" where the outdoors becomes a living classroom. This approach moves away from structured indoor lessons and focuses on play, wonder, and hands-on discovery, which research shows is critical for healthy cognitive and physical development in a child’s formative years.

Beyond advocacy, the Alliance serves as a professional backbone for nature-based preschools and forest kindergartens. It provides the Nature-Based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook and hosts an annual conference that brings together practitioners to share safety standards, inclusive curriculum ideas, and pedagogical strategies. For a sustainability professional, this scheme is a goldmine for understanding how early connections to nature translate into long-term environmental stewardship and "environmental literacy" in future citizens.

Learn more at naturalstart.org.