ASJAOSALISTE OOTUSED KESKKONNAHARIDUSE KORRALDUSELE EESTIS

The report analyzes the evolution of environmental education in Estonia, from early 20th-century nature studies to modern sustainable development education. Based on a 2012 survey of 132 educators and specialists, it identifies a critical lack of a national development plan and systemic coordination, noting that while the Environmental Board and State Forest Management Centre (RMK) provide popular programs, access remains unequal across regions. The document argues for a state-led, coordinated approach involving both the Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Environment to ensure sustainable, curriculum-aligned environmental education for all age groups.

• There is a strong consensus among both environmental specialists and teachers that a separate national development plan for environmental education is necessary to unify concepts, provide directions for development, and ensure sufficient funding.
• Respondents believe that nature education—the study of species and habitats—serves as the essential foundation for both environmental education and education for sustainable development.
• Teachers frequently develop their own nature and environmental programs because existing external offerings do not always align with the specific requirements of the national curriculum.
• While programs from the Environmental Board (Keskkonnaamet) and the State Forest Management Centre (RMK) are highly popular, there is a perceived lack of coordination between them, leading to duplication of target groups and content.
• There is a strong preference for environmental education funding to be integrated into the state budget rather than relying on project-based funding from the Environmental Investment Centre (KIK), which is seen as unstable and sometimes creates unfair competition between state agencies and NGOs.
• Stakeholders advocate for a state-led coordination mechanism, potentially a joint agency managed by both the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Education and Research, to ensure systemic implementation across all regions.

APA

Peterson, K. (2012). ASJAOSALISTE OOTUSED KESKKONNAHARIDUSE KORRALDUSELE EESTIS. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4417.pdf

Chicago

Peterson, Kaja. ASJAOSALISTE OOTUSED KESKKONNAHARIDUSE KORRALDUSELE EESTIS. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4417.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{peterson2012asjaosaliste, author = {Peterson, Kaja}, title = {{ASJAOSALISTE OOTUSED KESKKONNAHARIDUSE KORRALDUSELE EESTIS}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2012}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4417.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }