Teaching Resource Kit for Dryland Countries

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has developed a pedagogical kit for environmental education designed to be used in dryland countries. The kit is aimed at primary and secondary school teachers worldwide and is based on an innovative approach appealing to the creativity and artistic sensibilities of pupils aged 11-16 approximately. Conceived with the aim of developing among younger generations the ability to combat desertification while endeavouring to conserve biodiversity, the kit was a UNESCO contribution to the 2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification. The kit also feeds into activities developed as part of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), the promotion of which falls within UNESCO's fields of competence.

The kit has been distributed to schools in dryland countries through the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPNet). Hard copies of the kit are available on request. Internet-based versions in pdf format are available in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.

Free interactive web-based versions exist in French.