CATEGORY: OBLIGATION TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION PUBLIC
SUB-CATEGORY: EDUCATION AND AWARENESS-RAISING
NAME OF GOOD PRACTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME
KEY WORDS: Education
IMPLEMENTING ACTORS: National Ministry: Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment,
Ministry of National Education, and Interdepartmental Committee of Education, Physical
Planning and Environment
LOCATION: Algeria
DESCRIPTION: Environmental education is one of the key topics covered by the National
Plan of Action for Environment and Sustainable Development (PNAEDD), adopted with the
aim to raise awareness and inform the public about the seriousness of the environmental
situation in Algeria. Following recommendations of the Algerian National Committee on
education reform, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment and the Ministry of
National Education signed an agreement in April 2002 to develop and implement a
programme to strengthen environmental education in the school curriculum and to create
additional green activities through clubs for educational institutions.
At the institutional level, the initiative created the Interdepartmental Committee of Education,
Physical Planning and Environment to coordinate, implement and monitor the programme.
The partners also established joint education committees for the design of educational tools
for primary, intermediate and secondary schools. These educational tools include the
educator's teaching guide, a green club kit and a workbook for students. The programme also
established green clubs that would allow students and facilitators to build projects and
activities in order to address environmental issues and consider practical solutions. Moreover,
the project partners organised a number of seminars and workshops as part of the programme
across the country to train teachers and other facilitators. The implementation of the
environmental education is assessed by the national government's annual report.
FURTHER INFORMATION: Information is available on the Ministry of Physical Planning and
Environment’s website at:
http://www.mate.gov.dz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=162.