1. Education centers for sustainable development and local participation July 2014, Amfissa, Greece Veysel Dag Nino Loreto Selim Bayraktar Matjaž Gojkošek Emmanuel Plemenos 1of6 ERASMUS Intensive Program on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Protected Areas

2. 2of6 Education centers for SD and local participation ESD Public Participation Participation Principles Aim Introduction

3. 3of6 Education centers for SD and local participation Material & Methodology Brainstorming and AIM definition Collection and evaluation of information Discussions and first comparison Individual work Final comparison (Italy, Slovenia, Turkey and Greece)

4. 4of6 Education centers for SD and local participation Result Greece Italy Slovenia Turkey ESD Centers Same Official Organization 0 +1 Relat. Nat. edu. Legend Diversity of activities

5. Local volunteers in camps, Educating and give advice, Certification system of good practices, Voluntary programs for environment enthusiasts, Local festivals, Newspaper and open doors days. 5of6 Education centers for SD and local participation No national guidelines for ESD EEC but no ECSD Moderate participation seminars Sustainable Communities local products fragmentation Conclusions Suggestions National strategies for sustainable communities

6. 6of6 Education centers for SD and local participation Thank you for your attention Ευχαριστούμε για την προσοχή σας Grazie per la vostra attenzione Dinlediğiniz için teşekkür ederiz Hvala za vašo pozornost