Press Release
- Environmental Policy
The distribution of the "Environmental Education and ESD Talk" video series begins
◆Purpose
The MOEJ is promoting Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in order to foster next-generation who will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
The purpose of this video series is to promote capacity building, and to foster local leaders in the creation of a sustainable society by sharing stories who have an excellent work and practices in the field of EE/ESD in Japan. It is also aimed to encourage people those who are working on the EE/ESD in the world and who would like to begin the work, thought the thoughts on the principles and practices from the stories.
The video series has been created as a part of Japan side project by Tripartite Environmental Education Network (referred to as TEEN* hereafter) Japanese Committee and an outcome of TEEN. Distributing this video series is one of our contribution to achieve "Raising the consciousness of the environmental community at the grass-roots level" which is held as a target by TEEN.
*About TEEN
Japan, China, and Korea agreed to establish and promote a tripartite cooperation project to achieve the target above at the Second Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting (TEMM) held in 2000. Following this agreement, Director General's Meeting in 2000 decided to started up TEEN to promote the environmental education network, which consists of environmental education experts from the three countries.
◆Video overview
Each video takes about 7-10 minutes to explain the significance and efforts of Environmental Education and ESD, and to introduce various examples. It also provides tips for people who are not only engaged in environmental education, but also for the general audience to take their own action. The videos are Japanese with English subtitles.
◆Release schedule
Release sequentially from 2021 March 29th. The schedule is as the table follows.
◆URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvEChLVhvW0&list=PL9Gx55DGS7x6v6nYxn11myEBhRxHXr2qB
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Release date |
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Speaker(s) |
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2021.03.29 |
Fostering people, Changing the world - Environmental Education with an emphasis on experience and dialogue - |
KATO Tatsuhiro (Secretary General, Japan Environmental Education Forum) |
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2 |
Increasing the connectivity in local community by the kids-led falling leaves festival - A composting project in central Tokyo - |
Hinako & Kanoko （Shibuya Sustainable Award 2019 Excellent award awardee） |
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3 |
2021.04.12 |
Opening up our sustainable future - Dare challenge of Environmental Education/ESD natives - |
IIDA Takaya （Representative Director, Shinjuku Environmental Activities Network） |
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4 |
Place-Based Education - Thinking about true richness - |
TAKANO Takako （Executive Director, ECOPLUS） |
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5 |
2021.04.26 |
Lit a fire in children's heart - Elementary schools where foster creators of a sustainable society - |
TEJIMA Toshio （Former Principal. Yanagawa Primary school） |
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6 |
"Excitement", "Anger", and "Sense of ownership" - To transform the world with fair dialogues- |
NINOMIYA-LIM Sachi （Associate Professor, Tokai University） |
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7 |
2021.05.17 |
Imagination makes our society better place - Cultivating various sense of value in children - |
KONO Shinya （Lecturer, Oita University） |
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8 |
Transition from a human-centered world to coexistence with nature - Learning from the past, knowing in the present, then creating our future- |
KOZAWA Kimiko （Honorary Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University） |
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9 |
2021.05.31 |
Suggestion of Japanese style Environmental Education - Connecting people to nature, people and society - |
ABE Osamu （Professor, Rikkyo University） |
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10 |
My workplace is the forest - Change the world through communication - |
KAWASHIMA Tadashi （Executive Director, Japan Environmental Education Forum） |
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