Factsheets
The environment is central to the Scout Programme and a key element of developing good citizens of the world. Since Scouting began, young people have been connecting with the outdoors, learning from nature and taking positive action for their local and global environment.
There are many more environmental challenges today than when Scouting started, making it even more important to keep the environment central to Scouting, to build on the momentum already established and to make Scouting apositive force for change.
The framework for environment education in Scouting and the World Scout Environment Badge is based on the principles and aims for environment education in Scouting. It can be used as a tool for National Scout
Organizations to review and update their environmental education programme.
Environment, Development and Peace
The Scouts of the World Award has been launched in order to encourage a stronger involvement of Rovers in the development of society by making them more aware of the present world issues.
The Scouts of the World Award concerns global citizenship-preparation for young adults and emphasises three core-themes demanding understanding, skills and knowledge, for life on a small planet: Peace, Environment, and Development.
Scouts are encouraged at all levels to dentify suitable partners that can support the development and delivery of
environment education in Scouting. WOSM has been working with several partner organisations and co-operating with NSOs to develop the World Scout Environment Programme.
As part of the World Scout Environment Programme, there is a renewed emphasis on SCENES (Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment) and the SCENES Network to provide a valuable resource to engage Scouts in learning about and caring for our environment.
It is anticipated that more National Scout Organizations will look to their own Scout Centres to identify current good examples of campsites that provide natural settings, offer environmental education programmes and demonstrate good environmental management practices.
Existing SCENES Centres are available to support the development of environmental education programmes and environmental management practices at Scout Centres, with the overall goal of establishing new SCENES Centres.
