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Eco-Schools�Infiltrating Environmental Integrity in the Education System

Presented by

Achmad Solikhin

Indonesian Green Action Forum (IGAF)

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Introduction

Source: Brookings (2022)

Source: The ASEAN Post (2018)

Source: World Resources Institute (2018)

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Innovations

  • Engaging all level of education institutions
  • Creating innovative, interesting, and SMART activities
  • Setting theories into ground actions
  • Localizing SDGs
  • Partnering with national and international institutions
  • Steered by university students and affiliated with universities
  • Additional curricula for schools

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Impact/Results

  • Positive changes in environmental states
  • Increased awareness in environmental issues
  • Continued since 2013 to date
  • More than 10,000 participants engaged, including children, youths, and local communities
  • Supported by national and international agencies
  • Holding many side/networking events at the international foras

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Lessons

  • Our children and youth are the future
  • Put environmental first as the main framework for social well-being, good governance, and economic resilience development
  • Continous education for children and youth are needed
  • There are dramatic changes in mindset and behaviours on ecological issues

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Way Forwards

  • Integrating eco-educations in each schools with strong policies
  • Sustainable financing mechanism for practical actions in addressing eco-challenges
  • Support from public-private partnership is needed (ESG part, business targets part, etc)