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CITIZENS’ ACTIVITIES
The residents in the region inform their
neighbourhood trustee of the environmental
matters in their surroundings.
The neighbourhood trustee delivers the
message to an official trustee.
The opinions of the residents are taken
into consideration in designing, decisionmaking
and implementation.
With the guidance of their neighbourhood
trustee, the residents work to make their
environment more healthy and comfortable,
or take part in the matters of their
neighbourhood in some other way.
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
Environmental education is spreading environmental
attitudes, knowledge, skills and
capacity, thus strengthening environmental
awareness. Environmental school Ekoteko
organizes environmental education for
the young.
Awareness – Adds and clarifies conceptions of the
environment and our effect on it.
Attitudes – Help to clarify environment-related
feelings and values
Sensitivity – Helps to form a personal
relationship with the environment through
personal experience
Skills – Provide means and capacity to solve
environmental problems
Participation – Provides a possibility to actively
take part in developing one’s own habitat