EIACP PC Hub: Kerala
State of Environment and Related Issues

Environment Education Programme

                The Environment Education Division implements the 'Environment Education Programme (EEP)' - one of the components of the revamped Central Sector Scheme - 'Environment Education, Awareness, Research and Skill Development (EEARSD)'. This Scheme has been approved for continuation till the year 2025-26.

              The Environment Education Programme aims to supplement the knowledge that the children and young generation gain from classrooms with experience from nature and hands-on activities. Psychological interventions to behaviour change like education, enablement, incentivisation, modelling, persuasion, training, etc. would be the building blocks of this programme laid on the foundation of principles envisaged in the National Education Policy, 2020.Additionally, the Division acts a link between the various Divisions of this Ministry and the Eco-club network for facilitating organization of educational activities for children. The Division also acts as the Nodal Division in the Ministry for matters related to National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

Objective of the programme:

              To sensitize children/ youth on issues related to environment and to motivate them to adopt sustainable lifestyle through varied pedagogical initiatives like workshops, projects, exhibitions, campaigns, competitions, nature camps, summer vacation programmes, etc.

Target Beneficiaries under the Programme:

• Eco-clubs formed under National Green Corps Programme.

• Eco-clubs/ Youth Clubs or other such units formed under various schemes of Ministry of Education.

• Youth Clubs of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), National Service Scheme (NSS) Cells/ Units, etc. formed under various schemes of Department of Youth Affairs. 

• Child Care Institutions or other such units formed under various schemes of Ministry of Women and Child Development.