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eyeball Country profile
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eyeball Biological significance
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eyeball Conservation threats
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eyeball WWF involvement
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eyeball Achievements
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eyeball Scholarships
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eyeball Udzungwa mountains National Park
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eyeball Environmental education - TEEP
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eyeball Ruaha National Park
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eyeball Conservation of lowland coastal forests
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eyeball Mafia island marine park blue line
header: Tanzania


ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - TEEP

Environmental education (Project T20058)

One of the underlying causes of many environmental degradation problems facing Tanzania today is a lack of environmental education. In 1991, WWF took the initial steps toward the creation of the Tanzanian Environmental Education Programme (TEEP). The project, which was developed in conjunction with the WWF-UK Education Department, targets all sectors of society from primary and secondary schools to professionals, the media, religious, and community groups. The project aims to ensure all members of society receive a coherent and comprehensive environmental education through formal and informal means.

People are encouraged to take part in conservation activities, and to be aware of the importance of environmental education for sustainable development. TEEP is being implemented by various institutions in Tanzania, while WWF plays a facilitating and coordinating role.

In cooperation with the International Consultancy for Religion, Ethics, and Culture, (ICOREC), WWF sponsored a workshop entitled Faith and Environment in July 1992, bringing together religious leaders and the media to discuss how Tanzania's religious communities can become involved in the conservation struggle.

A Schools Project was also started in 1992 to inform educators of the importance of environmental issues, and to create an environmentally sensitive curriculum in Tanzanian schools. Workshop participants included curriculum specialists, examination officers, school inspectors, and teachers from all over the country. The Tanzanian Environmental Education Resource Centre was established and a librarian was hired to run the centre.

A "Tree Teaching Pack" to be used in schools throughout Tanzania has been developed, and the next in the series, on water, will shortly be published.