APR Workshop on Environment Education in Scouting Swiss-Inn Waterfront, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia 04 - 07 June 2012
Information for Participants Aim To support NSOs with the delivery of environmental education programmes using experiential education and to implement projects on Climate Change. Also, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of UNEP in June. Objectives: At the end of four days, the Workshop participants will be able to -
To raise awareness of environmental issues and identify local actions that Scouts are undertaking;
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To support NSOs and encourage them to take active role in developing environment education programmes and adopt the World Scout Environment Programme of WOSM;
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To establish a network of potential leaders who can lead, monitor and evaluate the environmental activities in their countries and share information on existing.
Participants: Key Leaders and full time executives from National Scout Organization in-charge of Youth Programme. 24 overseas participants and 25 local participants are expected to attend the workshop. Working Language: The working language of the workshop will be in English. National Scout Organizations will be requested to select participants who are able to understand and take an active part in discussions in English. Venue: Swiss Inn Hotel, Sandakan, Sabah is located right at the heart of Sandakan town or 15 minutes drive from Sandakan Airport. Sandakan is the second-largest city in the State of Sabah, East Malaysia, on the north-eastern coast of the island of Borneo. It is about 230 km east of Kota Kinabalu, the State Capital of Sabah. Sandakan can be reached about five hours and a half drive or 50 minutes flying from Kota Kinabalu. Sandakan is known as the gateway for ecotourism destinations in Sabah such as the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, the Rainforest Discovery Centre, Turtle Islands Park, Kinabatangan Floodplains and Gomantong Caves. Date and Duration: The event will start on Monday, 04 June 2012 and will end on Thursday, 07 June 2012 (four full days for the workshop, including a half day educational tour).