Dear educators,
Who is a Paryavaran Mitra?
A Paryavaran Mitra student demonstrates environmental
leadership qualities through positive change in behaviour and action at
individual, school, family and community levels. Thus every Paryavaran
Mitra student becomes a change agent for sustainability.
The programme envisages engagement of the Paryavaran Mitra in five thematic areas.
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Water and Sanitation |
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Energy |
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Waste Management |
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Biodiversity and Greening |
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Culture and Heritage
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Partners >> National Level
The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)
The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) is the nodal agency
in the administrative structure of the Central Government for the
planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation
of India's environmental and forestry policies and programmes.
The National Green Corps (NGC) started in 2001 is a
nationwide programme of MoEF for environmental action through Eco-
clubs. Each district in India has up to 250 schools which receive
financial and technical support as part of the programme. 30-50 students
are a members of each Eco - club. At present there are about 90000 Eco-
clubs working across the states.
The programme is facilitated by 43
agencies/organizations across the country. Each state has a nodal and
resource agency that implements and provides technical support for
capacity building and development of material.
For more information about MoEF visit:
http://moef.nic.in/index.php
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How can a school join the Paryavaran Mitra Programme?
- Schools part of the National Green Corps (NGC) programme
will be enrolled in the project by default through the designated
Nodal Agency.
- Groups of schools/networks of schools can join the
programme by contacting Paryavaran Mitra Secretariat at the
address mentioned below.
A formal agreement would have to be made between the school/groups of schools and CEE state office for joining the programme.
- Individual schools can join the programme by filing in the enrolment form . A school can also write to us with the details for the enrolment at:
Paryavaran Mitra Secretariat
Centre for Environment Education
Nehru Foundation for Development
Thaltej Tekra
Ahmedabad 380 054
Gujarat
Phone: (079) 2685 8002 - 05 Fax: (079) 2685 8010
Email:
paryavaranmitra@ceeindia.org
Website:
www.paryavaranmitra.in
Website:
www.ceeindia.org
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