23 March 2000
On-line Survey for Education Service Providers: INforEEP has now made available an on-line questionnaire on the use of Internet technologies within EE. It is aimed at Educational Service providers and environmental specialists within the Western Cape and considers some of the following issues: connectivity patterns within the sector, the establishment of quality standards for on-line information / services and how service providers could integrate networking technologies into their outreach activities. You may also request print-based copies by contacting us on Tel. 021 959 30 88.

The Cape Action Plan for the Environment (CAPE): Although this resource may appeal more to environmental practitioners, has been included under the 'For Learners section' as an example of an action-orientated project. We believe that by informing learners of such initiatives, they will develop an understanding of how real environmental challenges are taken up by local organizations.

The Environmental Justice Networking Forum recently published a guide on how to take action against landfill site operators who's waste dumps have a detrimental effect on the environment. Click here to learn more.

Water wise gardening: how to prepare your garden for a beautiful alternative.  

The 18th Annual Conference of the Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA) will take place at the University of Swaziland in July 2000.

The Enviro-Wise radio site now hosts an on-line questionnaire for those who would like to forward their views on local environmental issues. Data from this questionnaire will serve as orientating information for more innovative programmes. Have your say now !

2 May 2000
A Discussion Forum exploring key issues relating to the use of networking technologies within environmental education is now on-line. Here you can have your say on the role of the Internet and other communication technologies within environmental education. It is hoped that such a forum will create new routes for the electronic media as well as new partnerships between educationists and technologists. When you access the forum for the first time, a personalized username and password will be asigned to you.

13 May 2000
We have created an on-line version of the Enviro-Days 2000 directory which will provide you with information on how to develop Learning Programme Units (LPU's) around important days within the local and international environmental calendar. This resource will be useful for planning active learning activities at your school.

18 May 2000
The Marine and Coastal Educators Network (MCEN) directory is now on-line. This directory is indexed by province and provides a list of service providers that are involved in coastal or marine environmental education in South Africa.

23 May 2000
Taking Eco-ideas beyond Earth Day 2000 is a collection of practical ideas for environmental projects. This page was adapted from the Earth Day Network's Eco-Guide. 

The Cape Metropolitan Council is currently planning the first ever Youth Environmental School 2000 (YES! 2000) for Cape Town which will bring together over 40 environmental presenters to lecture on various environmental topics. YES 2000 will take place between 30 May and 3 June at William Porter School and promises to be exciting, informative and interactive. INforEEP will host the educational content that will be emerge from the event.

27 May 2000
The YES! 2000 page is now audio-active ! Click here to listen to extracts of a radio interview with Keira Powers, Liaison and Promotions Coordinator of the event.

30 May 2000
The Enviro-Glossary has been updated with important terms and concepts such as acid rain, earth system and greenhouse effect, to mention but a few. New additions are denoted by the symbol [*].

31 May 2000
We've updated our Enviro-directory with a new entry on the EnviroEds EE consultancy.

3 July 2000
We now have a guide to marine careers available. This guide is a shortened version of a booklet of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and exposes the reader to a wide range of career opportunities for people who wish to work in South Africa's marine environment.

21 July 2000
A report on INforEEP activities for the period February - July 2000 is now available. Click here to find out more on what we've been doing and where we are heading with this project.

23 October 2000
You may have noted that it has been quite a while since we've last posted any resources to this web site. This is because we have been conducting much fieldwork to satisfy the research component of this study. Click here to read more about this.

 
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