| Objective: Encourage and strengthen environmental education partnerships, collaboration and coordination among the education community, business and industry, non-profit organizations and government.
Explanation: A multitude of North Carolina organizations provide environmental education programs across the state. Coordination and communication among these program providers has proven to be mutually beneficial and should be encouraged. Existing collaborations must be identified and their experiences shared across the state in an effort to stimulate the development of new partnerships
Action:
Develop and maintain an inventory of environmental education programs conducted by business, industry and non-profits in North Carolina.
Identify and establish relationships with business and industry leaders to expand existing environmental education programs.
Promote partnerships to establish grants, internships, field trips and other environmental education experiences which include families, schools and communities.
Encourage collaboration between business and industry, media, citizen groups and government in the dissemination of environmental education information and programs. |
