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Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development

RCE Warsaw Metropolitan

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Anna Kalinowska

The University of Warsaw University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development RCE Warsaw Metropolitan

Our ur Reg egio ion: : War arsaw Metr tropoli litan

The City of Warsaw is home to 1.75 million people. It is surrounded on all sides by a more or less contiguous green belt of forest which is what remains of Mazovia’s once-extensive primaeval forest of the Puszcza type. The best preserved and rich in biodiversity part of it is protected as Kampinos National Park (KPN).

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KPN

• In 2000. KPN was entered into

the list of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.

• It holds Europe’s largest inland

dunes sharing the area with marshlands.

• There are two Educational

Centres several educational trails

• and 35 km of touristic paths

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Partners

• Higher Education Institutions: The University of Warsaw - Coordinator

The Cardinal Wyszynski University, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Kozminski Bussiness School, Pedagogical University, „GENERATIONS”- Senior’s University

• Municipal Goverment – The Mayor of Warsaw Department of Infrastructure
• Kampinos National Park
• UNEP/GRID Centre
• Cultural and Environmental NGOs:

The Warsaw Friends Association ,Center of Culture and Civic Initiatives ,Foundation Earth and People , Fundation for Sustainable Development

• Formal Education: Schools and „Green” Kindergarten

CHA CHALLENGES

• The KPN and other protected areas close or even inside Warsaw

agglomeration are the very important objects for environmental education and recreation for urban citizen. But the environmental awareness in urban population is not sufficient as well as average knowledge about protected area in neighborhood.

• The KPN is looking for methods of valuable education on

biodiversity, attracting more visitors to Park’s educational trails and at the same time avoiding negative effects on park’s ecosystems.

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each Part artner

• The goal of activity it is to popularize the KPN as forest playing great

role in adaptation to climate change, place for formal and non formal education and opportunity for relax and for better health condition for everybody.

• Through individually tailored methods of education oriented to

different social groups by diverse Partners (webpages, organization

• f special events, books ) we hope to inspire changes towards a more

healthy and sustainable way of living in urban zones with respect for biodiversity.

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• UN SDG

SDGs

• Goal 3- Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages
• Goal 4- Ensure inclusive and equitable education and, promote lifelong learning
• pportunities for all
• Goal 11- Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and

sustainable

• Goal 15- Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystem,

sustainably managed forest and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Hea ealt lthy Park ark for

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Thank you for your attention

Photo Credit:

• G. Okołow and M. Szajnowski (photo from KPN)
• Univesity Pokolenia (events for Seniors)