Chair goals

UNSESCO Chair on Environmental Education seeks to pursue the following objectives through research, educational and cultural approach:

• Enhancement of national and international status of environmental education
• development and promotion of environmental culture and morality, moving toward achieving sustainable development goals
• Enhancement of the public participation in environmental protection
• Promotion of environmental literacy through awareness raising, change of attitude and environmental behaviors of citizens

The main implemented activities are as follows:

• Establishment of scientific, specialized and technical infrastructures for running national online Center of Excellence for educational environment.
• Collaboration with national and international institutions, specialized research and development organizations, NGO activists and environmental researchers.
• Collaboration with UNESCO National Commission and other UNESCO chairs and exchanging lecturers, tutors, students and researchers.
• Publication of quarterly journals, books, newsletters and providing electronic contents
• Presentation of educational and research projects based on demand and supply in various environmental topics.
• Conducting feasibility study for identifying the methods of attracting public participation in environmental protection.
• Organizing lectures, seminars and conferences on environmental education at national level.