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In Celebration of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 84th Birthday Anniversary

Figure 1. Awareness Programme in small group through direct contact with women. is integrated in the curriculum, syllabus, as well as textbooks. Extra-curricular initiatives include the implementation and support for programmes such as the National Green Corps, Environmental Education in School System, and National Environment Education Programme for Schools. A number of projects have also been introduced to help teachers and students understand the impact of lifestyle on climate change and the biodiversity of planet. These projects include Parayavarn Mitra, Pick Right, and Creating Young Green Champions. CEE Himalaya also raises awareness on biodiversity by providing manuals, guides and activity books that focus on the status of species and ecosystems. Non-formal education activities include the documentation of Traditional Knowledge on biodiversity and programmes that encourage communities to support conservation in protected areas. There are also various activities that raise community awareness by celebrating environmental events. Action projects that are done with the support of NGOs include the Darwin Initiative, which 122 THE ASIA REGIONAL FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY focuses on the conservation of biodiversity with the support of various national NGOs. The United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (UNDP-GEF SGP) also provides support for initiatives that focus on climate change, and the wise use and conservation of biodiversity. Communicating Biodiversity Conservation through a Multimedia Mobile Exhibition CEE has been working in IHR since 2002 and has been promoting greater awareness of biodiversity through out-of-classroom programmes for teachers and students. A mobile multimedia exhibition, fitted in a re-fabricated Mahendra Savari sports utility vehicle, was developed to increase the programme’s reach and make it more effective. The exhibition consists of interactive experiments, panels, exhibitions, presentations and other tools to engage participants, including children, youth and community members, in programmes that stimulate environmental awareness. The exhibits use simple working models and include


In Celebration of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 84th Birthday Anniversary
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