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Education Committee

Mission Statement

To develop a SEAZA based conservation message, the education programmes to support it and South East Asian Regional Zoo Educational programmes.

Goals

Develop SEAZA based conservation message(s)

We are all part of one large environmental system, if one part is hurt, all parts will suffer.

  • Environment and Biodiversity
  • Precious resource worth saving
  • Finite resource needing wise management
  • Negative effects of human impact
  • Promote flagship species; their biology and conservation issues
  
 

Goals

Develop SEAZA based conservation message(s)

We are all part of one large environmental system, if one part is hurt, all parts will suffer.

  • Environment and Biodiversity
  • Precious resource worth saving
  • Finite resource needing wise management
  • Negative effects of human impact
  • Promote flagship species; their biology and conservation issues
  
 

Special Day(s) to heighten public awareness

  • National Day
  • United Nations Day

Visitors can make a Difference

  • Donate to conservation foundations
  • Support conservation research and projects
  • Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
  • Boycott buying endangered animal and their parts
  • Sponsor animals and/or exhibits in zoos
  • Volunteer at the zoos (Friends of the Zoo)

**Target Date: 1 December 1998 Committee

Evaluate education resources in the region

- Collate existing educational programmes from each of the zoos and oceanariums in our region.

**Target Date: 1 March 1999 Suzanne Gendron

  
 

Evaluate the public opinions and perceptions towards the environment and zoos in each country represented in SEAZA

- Co-ordinate with each National Zoo Association to determine the sentiments of the public in each country so they can be taken into account when utilizing the SEAZA programmes and messages.

**Target Date: October 1999 Dr. Chaichana Satrulee

Educate the Educators

  • Work with the local governments and education ministries
  • Draft letters for templates for use by each of the National Zoo Associations to obtain information and advocate for improved standards if needed

**Target Date: April 1999 Dr. Richard Tenaza

Develop Traveling Exhibit of S-E Asian Conservation messages to travel the region

**Target Date: Launching of exhibit January 2000 Idris & Suzanne