24/10/2026
🌿 We are delighted that our very own Pramod Kumar Sharma, Senior Director of Education at the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), will be representing FEE and co-facilitating an important dialogue at COP17 Armenia on the future of biodiversity education.
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on the Future of Biodiversity Education: From Awareness to Agency, Stewardship and Measurable Action
📅 26 October 2026 | 10:00–11:00 (Yerevan time)
📍 Main Stage, Green Zone | Yerevan, Armenia
At FEE, we believe education must go beyond building awareness. It should empower people with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to take meaningful action for nature.
This dialogue brings together diverse voices from across the world to explore how biodiversity education can inspire greater agency and translate learning into measurable conservation action.
Pramod will be helping lead this conversation alongside an inspiring group of speakers and facilitators:
- Maria del Rosario S. – Teacher, Gimnasio Los Caobos, Colombia
- Michelle Dilhara – Actress and youth environmentalist, Sri Lanka
- Sean Southey – President and CEO, Ocean Wise, Canada
- Dr Ram Boojh – Former Specialist, UNESCO New Delhi Office, India
- Irina Mkrtchyan – Co-Founder, "ISSD" Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development of Communities NGO, Armenia; Co-Facilitator
- TIMOFEY torosyan – Student and youth representative, Armenia
The conversation will explore youth engagement, opportunities and challenges in biodiversity education, collaboration across sectors and priorities for 2030 and beyond, with participants invited to contribute their own perspectives and recommendations.
🤩 We are proud of Pramod's leadership and commitment to advancing education for sustainable development, and of FEE's role in bringing education into global conversations about biodiversity conservation.
If you're attending , join us and be part of the discussion!