Drawing upon two case studies of biodiversity initiatives in Canada, this paper looks at the role that constructivist conceptions of education play in the integration of alternative knowledge systems in environmental decision-making.
Greece’s first national park, at Mount Olympus, the country’s highest mountain, is declared in 1938.
UNESCO recognizes the area’s exceptionally diverse flora and fauna and its value to scientific research.
The first international intergovernmental organization dedicated to environmental protection is established in 1972.
Under Tsar Nicholas II, Barguzinsky Zapovednik becomes Russia’s first nature reserve.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is signed in Montreal, Canada.
UN releases “Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium.”
The United Nations declares basic development goals to be met by 2015.
