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Green education can create new generation of eco-leaders, suggest experts

Teaching environmental issues in schools will guarantee that sustainability is not an afterthought of education. This will enable future generations to make sound decisions about the environment and take sufficient action in their daily lives.

The MENA region faces major environmental issues including arable land depletion, insufficient waste management, biodiversity loss, and coastal ecosystem degradation. Climate change threatens to worsen these issues, with rising temperatures, variable rainfall, and sea-level rise posing additional threats.

Publishing their findings in Sustainable Development, experts from the University of Birmingham and Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Nigeria, have created a blueprint for green education across the MENA region with a series of recommendations including:

Curriculum Integration—develop comprehensive green education curricula to address local environmental issues and train teachers to deliver green education.

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