1. in Europe and beyond

2. Green Pack – the product Focus on TeachersFocus on Teachers Pupils 11-16 yearsPupils 11-16 years Various materialsVarious materials Relevance to curriculaRelevance to curricula Interactive ( games, discussions, brainstorming )Interactive ( games, discussions, brainstorming ) 22 topics in 5 chapters22 topics in 5 chapters

3. 22 topics on Environment and Development Environmental components: air, water, soil, biodiversity Treats to the environment: urbanization, noise, waste, chemicals Human activities and impacts on the environment: energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry, tourism Global challenges: climate change, ozone depletion, acidification, seas & oceans Values: consumer society, health & environment, citizens’ rights, our Earth in the future

4. Green Pack – the process Feasibility Study of education for sustainable development in the beneficiary country (relevance to the environmental challenges and the school curricula) Development of a country specific Green Pack and its promotion Training of teachers and Green Pack dissemination Green Pack up-grading, production of next edition(s), training…

5. Green Pack – the partnership Ministries and other key players responsible on education, environment and development - at national level Teacher training centres, NGOs, universities or scientific institutes, educational & information centres, schools - at professional level Trainers, teachers, artists, editors, designers - at expert level Business organizations - at international, national and local level

6. Implementation of Green Pack programmes Poland – 2001-03 (support – Toyota) Hungary, Bulgaria – 2002-04 (support – Toyota) English version – 2003 - Ministerial Conference Environment for Europe in Kiev and Green Week in Brussels (support – Toyota) Czech Republic, Slovakia – 2003-05 (support – Toyota) Albania – 2004-06 (support – the Dutch Ministry Foreign Affairs) Russia – 2004-06 (support – Toyota, Finnish Ministry of Environment) Turkey – 2005-07 (support – EC LIFE Third Countries, Italian Ministry of Environment and Territory, Toyota) Azerbaijan – 2004-06 (support – OSCE, British Petroleum) Belarus, Central Asia – 2005-06 (support - OSCE) Macedonia – 2005-07 (support - Austrian Development Agency)

7. Green Pack achievements and perspectives So far: About 1,200,000 students educated; Over 11,000 teachers trained; In 8 language (3 other in progress). Next steps and plans: projects in Balkans, Central Asia, Ukraine; special interest expressed by France, India, Italy, Kuwait, Spain, UK language versions in Spanish, Chinese, French, Arabic.

8. Key themes on Sustainable Development ( UN/ECE Strategy on ESD ) covered by the Green Pack Covered: environmental protection, natural resource management and biological landscape diversity, rural and urban development, economy, production and consumption patterns, responsibility in local and global context, citizenship, ethics; Partially covered: democracy and governance, justice, human rights, health, cultural diversity; Not covered yet: poverty alleviation, peace, security, gender equity, corporate responsibility.

9. It is worth to visit the following web-site: http://greenpack.rec.org for more information: Kliment Mindjov Project Manager Education for Sustainable Development The Regional Environmental Center 9-11, Ady Endre ut., 2000 Szentendre, Hungary phone: +36.26.504.069 fax: +36.26.311.294 e-mail: kliment@rec.org www.rec.org

10. REC Network - Head Office in Hungary - 16 Country Offices in Central and Eastern Europe - 200 staff (some 30 nationalities) - Over 300 projects per year - EUR 11 million annual turnover - Operations beyond Central and Eastern Europe