The 4th International Conference on Environment Education held at Centre for Environment Education, ended on November 28, 2007. The five day conference was attended by 1500 participants from 97 countries. Since the First International Conference was held in Tbilisi,Georgia in 1977, conferences have been held every ten years, in Moscow in 1987 and in Thessanoliki, Greece in 1997. The conference was held in the context of UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005- 2014).

The conference participants came to the consensus that through education we can learn to prevent and resolve conflicts, respect cultural diversity, create a caring society and live in peace. We can learn from indigenous and traditional patterns of living that respect and honour the Earth and its life- support systems and we can adapt this wisdom to our fast changing world. We can make individual, community, national and even global choices with due consideration for the collective good. Individuals including youth, civil society, governments, businesses, funding partners and other institutions can appreciate that their daily actions can shape a viable future of which all can be proud. Read the Conference Declaration here..

The Conference had 30 working sessions and eight special sessions. All the working groups came up with their own recommendations which were then fused to form final declaration of the conference.Click here for the Draft Recommendations.

Other conference documents and presentations are available on the Conference Website.