Sustainable forest

Project title: – Society’s forest education for sustainable development

Beneficiary: South-Western Forum of the Territorial Government „Pogranicze” in Lubań

Implementation area: poviats: bolesławiecki, jeleniogórski, lubański, lwówecki, zgorzelecki, municipality of Jelenia Góra

Voivodeship: dolnośląskie

Implementation period: July 2009 – December 2010

Obszar tematyczny: Activities for increasing social awareness

To increase social awareness in sustainable environment through creation and implementation of a complex programme for forest education named „Sustainable forest”, and through conducting supporting educational and informational activities – as tools for education of children, teenagers, teachers, multipliers and local communities.

Project recipients:

Students (children and teenagers from elementary, secondary, and high schools), teachers, foresters, eco-educators, local community

Main activities:

International field workshops for educators/ teachers (Polish-Czech Polish-German).
A series of 5 two-day workshops for forest education (foresters, eco-educators).
Preparation of a forest education programme named „Sustainable forest” for elementary, secondary and high schools.
Implementation of a forest education programme in 48 selected elementary, secondary and high schools.
International (Polish, Czech and German) photo and drawing competition named „Sustainable forest” together with a post-competition exhibition.