Environmental Education
Young scientists studying specimens with a microscope. Photo credit: Gulf of Mexico Alliance Governors' Action Plan
Long-term Alliance Partnership Goal
Increase both awareness and stewardship of Gulf coastal resources.
The Governors’ Action Plan identifies two associated actions:
ED-1: Galvanize local communities to protect the Gulf of Mexico through targeted education
ED-2: Conduct a public awareness campaign for the Gulf of Mexico
ED-1: Galvanize local communities to protect the Gulf of Mexico through targeted education
Action: Build awareness and a stewardship ethic among Gulf citizens by coordinating education and outreach activities across the Gulf States to increase access to materials and programs that address Alliance priority issues. Translate, communicate, and disseminate relevant scientific data and information to the public, including students, educators, resource managers, local decision-makers, and the business community.
36-Month Outcomes:
- Convene a bi-national Gulf of Mexico Alliance Environmental Education Network, with dedicated staff, to coordinate educational and outreach activities that address Alliance priority issues and establish effective methods to disseminate materials and programs throughout Gulf coastal communities.
- Expand the existing Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center network to include one facility in each of the five U.S. Gulf States and the Mexican Gulf State of Veracruz.
- Develop an environmental education pilot program that targets underrepresented and underserved communities in the Gulf region.
ED-2: Conduct a public awareness campaign for the Gulf of Mexico
Action: Promote an environmentally literate citizenry who understands the relevance of the Gulf of Mexico watersheds and coasts to the quality of their everyday lives and to the economic vitality of the region and the nation. Increase environmental stewardship in the practices and activities of Gulf coast local governments and businesses.
36-Month Outcome:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive, 36-month (minimum) public awareness campaign to promote stewardship messages associated with the other four Alliance priority issues and community hurricane preparedness.
Baby sea turtles along a Texas beach. Photo credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife Division
Highlights of Governors’ Action Plan Accomplishments
Gulf of Mexico Alliance EEN: Partners and Their Progress - December 2007 (pdf, 277 KB)
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Environmental Education Clearinghouse
The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance publication presents memorable representations of selected social, economic, and environmental attributes with the intent of building public awareness about the linkages between the Gulf of Mexico region’s ecological health, the high quality of residents’ everyday lives, and the economic vitality of the region.
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