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munity and develop exceptional leadership, citizenship, and post-graduate
employment skills.
Community service learning pedagogy has strong connections with citizenship
education and place-based education and has been adopted in many higher education curriculums worldwide. A wide range of disciplines such as business, engineering, sociology, tourism, environmental studies, have integrated Citizenship
Education which can contribute towards the “development of student, faculty, university, and community interactions and capacity in a progressive and transformative manner” (Franklin and Mosavi 2017).
14.3.7 The Africa Environmental Education and Training
Action Plan (AEETAP) 2015–2024
To address the challenge of environmental degradation within the African continent,
UN Environment, in collaboration with other stakeholders, is promoting capacity
development for future professionals through environmental education. The Africa
Environmental Education and Training Action Plan (AEETAP) 2015–2024, is one
of UN Environment’s modes of facilitating and promoting environmental awareness, education and training in both formal education and non-formal settings. The
Action Plan seeks to promote environmental citizenship through Community/citizenship education programs. Innovative and exciting youth community citizenship
programs started to be developed to enthuse youth and their communities to participate in sustainable development actions. These programs are most often provided
by NGOs and other community based organizations. These programs seek to
empower for out of school youth to become actively engaged in environmental and
sustainability related citizen and green economy activities.
The Action Plan advocates for ecosystem resource management; communication
and dissemination of environmental material in all forms of education; spatial planning and urban design through green campus designs; sustainable tourism and efficient transport; and water and sanitation, among other green practices (Lotz-Sisitka
et al. 2017).
14.4 Challenges Regarding the Secondary Age Level
and the Non-formal Focus and Suggestions
for Overcoming Them
Some challenges arise due especially to the novelty of the concept of Education for
Environmental Citizenship. However, some challenges are not exclusive to
Education for Environmental Citizenship, but are encountered with regard to EE
and EfS. However, since Education for Environmental Citizenship is a contempo14 Educating for Environmental Citizenship in Non-formal Frameworks…
munity and develop exceptional leadership, citizenship, and post-graduate
employment skills.
Community service learning pedagogy has strong connections with citizenship
education and place-based education and has been adopted in many higher education curriculums worldwide. A wide range of disciplines such as business, engineering, sociology, tourism, environmental studies, have integrated Citizenship
Education which can contribute towards the “development of student, faculty, university, and community interactions and capacity in a progressive and transformative manner” (Franklin and Mosavi 2017).
14.3.7 The Africa Environmental Education and Training
Action Plan (AEETAP) 2015–2024
To address the challenge of environmental degradation within the African continent,
UN Environment, in collaboration with other stakeholders, is promoting capacity
development for future professionals through environmental education. The Africa
Environmental Education and Training Action Plan (AEETAP) 2015–2024, is one
of UN Environment’s modes of facilitating and promoting environmental awareness, education and training in both formal education and non-formal settings. The
Action Plan seeks to promote environmental citizenship through Community/citizenship education programs. Innovative and exciting youth community citizenship
programs started to be developed to enthuse youth and their communities to participate in sustainable development actions. These programs are most often provided
by NGOs and other community based organizations. These programs seek to
empower for out of school youth to become actively engaged in environmental and
sustainability related citizen and green economy activities.
The Action Plan advocates for ecosystem resource management; communication
and dissemination of environmental material in all forms of education; spatial planning and urban design through green campus designs; sustainable tourism and efficient transport; and water and sanitation, among other green practices (Lotz-Sisitka
et al. 2017).
14.4 Challenges Regarding the Secondary Age Level
and the Non-formal Focus and Suggestions
for Overcoming Them
Some challenges arise due especially to the novelty of the concept of Education for
Environmental Citizenship. However, some challenges are not exclusive to
Education for Environmental Citizenship, but are encountered with regard to EE
and EfS. However, since Education for Environmental Citizenship is a contempo14 Educating for Environmental Citizenship in Non-formal Frameworks…