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The North Carolina Environmental Education Plan
1. Principles and Concepts of Environmental Education
North Carolina values the quality and health of its environment. The 1973 Environmental Education Act produced a 1974 Master Plan for Environmental Education. The Office of Environmental Education was formed in 1990. North Carolina joined over 30 other states in passing environmental education legislation when the General Assembly enacted the North Carolina Environmental Education Act in 1993. The Act calls upon the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources (DEHNR) to work with the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and other state and federal agencies, business and industry, institutions and citizens groups to plan and implement a statewide program. This plan was developed in response to that legislation.
The purpose of this section is to outline the principles and definition of environmental education, state the overall goal and set the stage for the presentation of the statewide plan's objectives and implementation strategies.
