SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme (SADC REEP)
In 1993, the SADC Environment and Land Management Sector (ELMS) initiated a programme to support environmental education processes in the southern African region. The SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme (SADC REEP) was formalized, and the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa was charged with its implementation.
The purpose of the SADC REEP is to enable environmental education practitioners in the SADC region to strengthen environmental education processes for equitable and sustainable environmental management choices. This will be achieved through enhanced and strengthened environmental education policy, networking, resource materials, training capacity, research and evaluation.
Each SADC country has a National Network Representative and Mr. Lesley Losper has been nominated through the Office of the Permanent Secretary (MET) as Namibia’s National Network Representative to the SADC REEP. Network Reps are expected to compile a detail country documents on the implementation of EE programs and to report that at annual Net Reps meetings.
The 2010 SADC NET Reps meeting is scheduled to take place at Copperbelt University, Zambia, on the 6th September – the day before the start of EEASA conference. This will enable National Net Reps to attend both the SADC REEP meeting and the EEASA conference.
For more information on this programme, visit:
www.sadc-reep.org.za