The Foundation for Environmental Education’s (FEE) strategy, GAIA 20:30, outlines climate, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution as three critical issues facing our planet today.
In line with this, FEE, in partnership with the Mars Wrigley Foundation, has been running the Litter Less Campaign since 2011. Implemented through the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) and Eco-Schools programmes, the Litter Less Campaign offers a transformative educational approach to issues of litter and waste in schools and communities.
“Taking action to address unsustainable levels of consumption, pollution, and waste (SDG 12) is arguably the most urgent of the three, as reversal of both climate change (SDG 13) and biodiversity loss (SDGs 14 & 15) depend upon it.” - (Executive Summary, Achieving Global Best Practices in Education for Sustainable Development)
The newly published report “Achieving Global Best Practices in Education for Sustainable Development” evaluates the Litter Less Campaign through the lens of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), highlighting best practices that support education, address the issues of litter and waste and promote sustainable development. It explores how activities implemented as part of the Litter Less Campaign contribute to achieving SDGs 12 through 15 by engaging students, educators and the wider community through the ‘bottom-up’ methodologies that define the YRE and Eco-Schools programmes.
To discover best practices in ESD through the Litter Less Campaign, read the full report here.