|Conservation Education: a Planning Guide (Peace Corps, 1995)|
|Chapter 3 - Technical solutions to environmental problems|
Conservation education's goal is to encourage the implementation
of solutions to environmental problems. Thus it is critical to
identify effective and feasible environmental solutions if
environmental results are to be achieved. The following
questions may help in identifying practical solutions. · ARE
PEOPLE AWARE A PROBLEM EXISTS? · WHAT IS THE IDEAL SOLUTION TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE COMMUNITY? · HAS THIS
SOLUTION BEEN DEVELOPED WITH SUFFICIENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
LOCAL INPUT? · WHAT RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE
SOLUTION? - Financial: Is an investment of money required? Where
can it be obtained? (Ministry, foreign donor, community fund
raisers, etc.3 - Human: How much labor is needed? Are workers
willing, available, and adequately trained? - Material: What
building supplies and other materials are needed? Are they
available locally? If they must be obt