The World Scout Environment Programme offers tools, resources and initiatives to help Scouts all around the world work together for the good of the local and global environment. The World Scout Environment Badge is available for Scouts of all ages and its aim is to create an awareness of personal responsibility for the environment.  The badge encourages Scouts to connect with nature, think about how we interact with the environment and take action to protect it.  It is based on the principles and aims for environment education in Scouting which are:

Principles

The environment is central to the Scout Programme and a key element of developing good citizens of the world. Scouting provides opportunities to experience and connect with the natural world. Scouts actively engage in educational programmes to make informed choices about the environment, people and society - choices that reflect the Scout Promise and Law.

Aims

Scouts are working towards a world where:

1. People and natural systems have clean water and clean air.

2. Sufficient natural habitat exists to support native species.

3. The risk of harmful substances to people and the environment are minimised.

4. The most suitable environmental practices are used.

5. People are prepared to respond to environmental hazards and natural disasters.

At each aim there are programme activity suggestions corresponding to the educational objectives of the Framework.

The programme

Introduction to the programme
Framework – educational objectives of the programme.
World Scout Environment Badge.
Quotes by Lord Baden-Powell.
Partnerships with other organisations.
SCENES – Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment.
Scouts of the World Award – an initiative for scouts of age 15 to 26.  Read more...