Die kroatische Strategie der Umweltbildung und Umwelterziehung in Kirche und Schule

Environmental character development and academic education in the Republic of Croatia has been realized for many years at different educational institutions. A new shift in this field presented the joining of Croatia to the international and world manifestation of the Earth Day - 1989. In the activities from 1990 to the present day, among the others, the two most important educational institutions have taken part in : the Church and the school. The participation of the Church and the school in Croatia in the new efforts toward modern and well-conducted environmental character development (values, attitudes, responsibility, faith and hope) and academic education (knowledge, solving problems ability), represents a new quality in this topical field of education. A chronology of some of the activities of the Church, the school and the University in Croatia is presented, as well as our joining the international efforts in this field, especially initiatives that were started by the IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature, its Commission for Education and Communication (IUCN - CEC), European Commission for Environmental Education (IUCN - ECEE). The Biological Diversity Working Group and UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme