Worldwide science and education program, the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, is going to be implemented in Georgia. To officially open the program, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed online on April 22, ‘Earth Day’ between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, represented by Minister, Mikheil Chkhenkeli, and CENN, represented by Executive Director Nana Janashia.
The participants of the online conference were welcomed by Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria in Georgia, Arad Benko, who discussed the importance of the implementation of the GLOBE Program in Georgia.
“The ADC has been supporting environmental awareness raising for youth for five years. The data and information management system, as well as the informal education modules (of which many are online) of the GLOBE program will greatly contribute to building the capacities of beneficiary schools. The GLOBE Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process. We believe that students will improve their understanding of the Earth’s system and the global environment. Environmental awareness concerns all areas of the economy and the society. The youth are Georgia´s future and the future of Georgia depends on them,” said Ambassador Benko later to GEORGIA TODAY when asked about the importance of the new education opportunities in Georgian Schools.
The GLOBE Program will be implemented with the financial support of Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) within the scope of the project – Promoting Sustainable Forest Management for Climate Resilient Rural Development in Georgia.
Please follow the link and read more about the GLOBE program in Georgia Today Magazine.
