North American Association for Environmental Education - NAAEE

06/04/2026

Young people are our future, and the 2025 International CEE-Change Fellows are working to make sure they have the power to shape it.

🦎 Rebeca Martínez’s Community Action Project proposes creating a Community Youth Observatory Against Wildlife Trafficking and Invasive Species in Ecuador. The initiative will train and mobilize young people from rural areas and secondary cities as environmental defenders.

💧 Ambreen Khan’s Youth-led Water and Biodiversity Hubs empower rural youth in India to lead action on water and biodiversity in their villages. Youth volunteers run sessions for children, farmers, and women, blending water understanding, usage, and simple water budgets with eco-literacy connecting plants, pollinators, and soil.

☀️ Favour Eragbie engages young people ages 11 to 22 in Lagos, Nigeria through experiential learning on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) for environmental policy development and integration, enabling them to understand how climate is affecting their country, what the government is doing, and how they can lead.

Learn more about the 2025 CEE-Change Fellows at bit.ly/CEEChange.

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Storytelling session about the Amazon jaguar with children and adults at La Carolina Park in Quito, Ecuador. Photo credit: Rebeca Martínez

An educational session on the world of reptiles for children from a government-aided school. Photo credit: Aarti Dalal

Favour Eragbie is taking a stand for nature with the Pledge for Nature Project. Photo credit: Oluwadamilola Ali

06/03/2026

How do we incorporate environmental education (EE) into urban areas?

Research shows that EE in the city goes beyond setting up a recycling bin. That’s just one starting point! Through hands-on, experiential learning, students can engage with the systems of social, political, and ecological interactions that make up their urban environment.

Read through the Urban Environmental Education eeRESEARCH collection and learn more about effective strategies: eepro.naaee.org/community/research/collections/urban-environmental-education.

06/03/2026

"I used to think 'why would it flood?' Now I know why, and I know how to prevent it."

With support from the 2024 Global E-STEM Awards, Groundwork San Diego Chollas Creek’s EarthLab students brought their A-game, from redesigned 3D city models to watershed slope calculations.

This work matters. Read on to see how real-world environmental problem-solving is making a difference for students and the communities they call home: eepro.naaee.org/community/blog/neighborhood-watershed-how-place-based-e-stem-transforming-environmental-education.

With assistance from the 2024 Global E-STEM Award, Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek deepened their partnership with Millennial Tech Middle School to deliver a full-year, interdisciplinary, project-based learning (PBL) curriculum across 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.

06/02/2026

Help us celebrate the amazing contributions of individuals and organizations in environmental education by submitting a nomination for one of NAAEE's Awards for Excellence. You or your co-nominator must be a current member of NAAEE, but awardees do not need to be members. Learn more about the awards and how to contribute a nomination at bit.ly/NAAEEAwards.

We look forward to recognizing the 2026 Awardees at our Annual Conference and Research Symposium in Portland, Oregon, in October!

06/01/2026

Your students can protect the planet one lunch tray at a time. World Wildlife Fund’s Food Waste Warriors K–12 program includes lesson plans and activities to help students understand, measure, and reduce food waste in their schools. Learn more at eepro.naaee.org/resource/food-waste-warriors-k-12.

And while you’re there, check out other PRO Picks in the “Wasted Food” collection designed to educate and inspire students and communities to get involved in addressing the wasted food issue and help save our planet.

05/29/2026

Last call to enter the 2026 Youth Innovation Challenge (YIC): Advancing Marine Conservation!

Are you a young person between the ages of 15 and 30 with big ideas to promote the health of our ocean? The Taiwan Ocean Conservation Administration and the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) are looking for your innovative solutions to protect marine resources using environmental education.

Submit your proposal by May 31 at bit.ly/YouthInnovationChallenge.

05/28/2026

Faculty often feel isolated at their individual institutions, are hungry for more ideas about how to incorporate environmental education into their existing courses, and want a place to share their successes.

As an ee360+ training partner, UW-Stevens Point connects higher education faculty and staff through statewide networks that offer professional development and opportunities to build community through monthly webinars. Learn more about this work: eepro.naaee.org/community/blog/instigating-higher-education-networks-environmental-education.

05/28/2026

Registration is open for the 2026 annual Nature-Based Early Learning Conference, happening June 24–27, 2026! 🌿

This year’s theme, “Imagine If...,” invites us to envision bold possibilities for children, educators, and communities through nature-based early learning. Join us to connect, learn, and imagine what’s possible—together. 🌟

If you’re passionate about early childhood education, register today 👉 conference.naturalstart.org.

05/27/2026

“Being physically on the water helped bridge the gap between theory and reality—allowing young people to connect scientific ideas with the environment around them.”

TriOceans Education Trust brings hands-on science education to young people growing up in remote coastal New Zealand communities. With help from the 2024 Global E-STEM Awards, TriOceans launched an outreach program that offers experiential ocean science activities directly to schools and community groups.

Dive into their work: eepro.naaee.org/community/blog/bringing-ocean-science-far-north-e-stem-education-coastal-aotearoa.