Changwon Special City Listens to Diverse Opinions from Environmental Education Experts

Holding an Environmental Education Committee Meeting

On the 7th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the '2023 1st Changwon City Environmental Education Committee' at the Changwon City Council main conference room to discuss measures for revitalizing environmental education and preparing for the designation as an environmental education city.

The Environmental Education Committee is an organization that plays a central role in presenting directions and preparing measures for environmental education policies by discussing major policies and plans related to the city's environmental education and their implementation.

The meeting was chaired by Vice Mayor Jo Myeong-rae and attended by 14 people including city council member Jeon Hong-pyo, Vice Chairman Yoo Hyun-seok, environmental education experts, professors, and organizations. They discussed efficient measures to revitalize environmental education and reviewed and supplemented necessary elements for the designation as an environmental education city.

Changwon Special City held the "2023 1st Changwon City Environmental Education Committee" on the 7th at the Changwon City Council Large Conference Room.

On this day, the committee members discussed topics necessary for the designation as an environmental education city, including ▲ the role of the regional environmental education center and matters related to the environmental education plan ▲ the direction and current status of school environmental education ▲ measures to revitalize environmental education through the Changwon Environmental Education Network ▲ review of the Changwon City Environmental Education Ordinance for the implementation of the Ministry of Environment’s environmental education policy ▲ excellent cases of early childhood environmental education ▲ sharing and advising on environmental activities of women's organizations ▲ and the direction to be pursued upon designation as an environmental education city. They also exchanged various opinions on policies to revitalize environmental education in Changwon City.

This year, the Ministry of Environment’s call for applications for the designation of environmental education cities will be announced in May, with submissions accepted until July, and the final selection results announced in October. If selected as an environmental education city, administrative and financial incentives will be provided by the Ministry of Environment.

Vice Mayor Jo said, “As the entire globe recognizes the environmental crisis and to stop the current climate anomalies, environmental education is more important than anything else,” and added, “Let us prepare well for the environmental education city by collaborating between experts and the city to guarantee citizens’ right to environmental learning through the development of various environmental education policies and programs reflecting regional characteristics.”

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