GLOBE schools project raises environmental awareness
7 February 2006
Representatives from 17 European nations attended the GLOBE-Europe country coordinators meeting at CNES headquarters in Paris on 16 and 17 January. The GLOBE international schools programme aims to raise environmental awareness among young people worldwide.
Studying Earth sciences
The statistics are impressive: 109 countries involved, 30,000 teachers, 17,000 schools, 54 protocols and 14 million environmental measurements already made—not bad for a project launched just 10 years ago.
With a strong focus on hands-on experimentation, GLOBE gives pupils the chance to study Earth sciences and learn more about scientific approaches and environmental issues.
The GLOBE programme is raising environmental awareness among teachers and pupils through a scientific approach.
Over the last decade, pupils have collected data in their localities and added them to a huge global database via the Internet.
All this information is available to schools for educational and scientific purposes and for classroom projects.
Space technologies for GLOBE
The value of the programme is that it brings together pupils, teachers and scientists in many countries as part of a huge global community.
Space technologies are making an important contribution, particularly in areas such as climate change, hazard monitoring and heritage stewardship.
CNES is an active partner and is coordinating France’s participation in the programme, primarily through a pilot project using data from CNES-developed satellites like Parasol and Calipso.
Space technologies are making an important contribution, particularly in areas such as climate change, hazard monitoring and heritage stewardship.
CNES is an active partner and is coordinating France’s participation in the programme, primarily through a pilot project using data from CNES-developed satellites like Parasol and Calipso.
GLOBE was initiated in and is managed chiefly from the United States, in partnership with a growing number of regional centres around the world. European country coordinators came together at the GLOBE-Europe meeting in Paris on 16 and 17 January.
The projects in progress in each country were presented, including France’s Calipso/Calisph’air project, which is helping to make youngsters more aware of climate issues.
The projects in progress in each country were presented, including France’s Calipso/Calisph’air project, which is helping to make youngsters more aware of climate issues.
Small group sessions by area of interest or age group provided more opportunities to meet people from other countries and discuss ways to collaborate.
UNESCO, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and other bodies also took part in the meeting and offered resources and partnerships.
UNESCO, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and other bodies also took part in the meeting and offered resources and partnerships.
