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GEO Education

Recognizing how important young people are to the future of our planet, the GEO project also targets children, youth and their educators through GEO Education products. These products aim to raise environmental awareness, involve young people in environmental assessment, and encourage youth action at local through global levels.

Pachamama Our Earth - Our Future: is an introduction for children, aged 9-14 years, to the environmental challenges we are facing in the 21st century. It is a book written by young people for young people, outlining some of today's most significant environmental issues through the use of stories, poems, and pictures.

The Pachamama Teacher's Guide (PDF 2.9 MB) is based on the book Pachamama Our Earth - Our Future and contains lesson plans and activities designed for educators of primary and lower secondary school students.

GEOactive is a CD-ROM that includes videos introducing environmental themes, games, a youth action database, a database for environmental information on the web, and the full texts of the books Pachamama Our Earth - Our Future and GEO-2000 cross-linked. An attractive product for young people, and a great resource for teachers.

GEO Juvenil: a youth assessment of the state of the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean, for young people aged 15-25 years.

 

TUNZA - Acting for a Better World (PDF 7.7 MB): a youth publication based on Taking Action 1995 and the GEO-3 report. Intended for young people aged 15-25 years.

 

 

Africa Environment Outlook for Youth