Proyek Pesisir
A Public Education Strategy for Proyek Pesisir North Sulawesi
TR-9808-E
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this report is to outline a public educational strategy for Proyek Pesisir North Sulawesi. The report consists of both short term and long term strategies.
Public education plays an important role in natural resources management projects like Proyek Pesisir. The eventual goal of the project is to develop models of sustainable management and use of
coastal resources. In reaching this goal local communities, local, regional and national government agencies play an important role. Without the support and active participation of these people the
goal of the project will not be reached. Education plays an important role in, among others, provid- ing the people with information, both on the project and coastal issues, teaching necessary skills and
stimulating and increasing environmental awareness of people involved in the project.
Acknowledging the importance of education in a coastal resources management project is the first step in the right direction. The second step is the preparation and execution of the educational
component of the project. Education is not just writing a brochure, giving a lecture and putting a slide show together. Good education is more than just a couple of educational activities put to-
gether. Especially in a project such as Proyek Pesisir it is important to think of the role education can play and how education can be implemented in the project. Therefore, it is good to think of an
education strategy for the project. In this report an outline of the education strategy for Proyek Pesisir North Sulawesi is provided.
Since Proyek Pesisir has activities on both local and regional level, the education strategy will be focusing on these two levels. The strategy for local level consists of separate strategies for each of
the three field-sites.
To gather data necessary for the development of an education strategy, all three Proyek Pesisir field- sites, Blongko, Bentenan-Tumbak and Talise were visited. These visits were done with a view to get
insight in the local situation, both environmental and social, have an opportunity to talk with mem- bers of the local community and obtain inputs from the Proyek Pesisir extension officers and their
assistants. Furthermore, information was derived from technical reports of Proyek Pesisir, monthly reports by the extension officers and talks with Proyek Pesisir staff in the Manado office.
This report starts with an outline of some important background information on environmental and public education. This background information is important to be kept in mind when designing,
carrying out or evaluating education, no matter on which level or in which situation. These are some basic guidelines for environmental education.
In section three an outline of the education strategy on regional level is given. By regional level is meant the Minahasa regency. Section four contains the strategies for each of the three Proyek Pesisir
field-sites. The strategies for both regional level and the field-sites are built along the following structure:
an introduction on the site and description of already carried out education activities; objectives and strategies of education and its specific contents related to coastal resources
management; the approaches and methods to be used;
specific activities to be carried out and; recommendations.
In section five the role of the public education strategy in NRM Performance Monitoring is outlined.
Proyek Pesisir
A Public Education Strategy for Proyek Pesisir North Sulawesi
TR-9808-E Finally, in section six, general recommendations are made. This section includes recommendations
that cannot be addressed to one specific field-site or only to the regional level.
2.0 GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
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