Introduction
The environment at the core of Scouting
“Nature study is the key activity in Scouting and Guiding.” - Baden-Powell Through Scouting, young people are given the opportunities to experience and connect with nature. Nature is central to Scouting as one of the eight elements of the scout method, and environmental protection plays a central role in the active citizens that scouting creates. Environmental education has played a prominent role in the Scout Movement since it was founded. The Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment (SCENES) and the World Conservation Badge were among the significant environmental programme initiated in the 20th century. In 2005, there was a specific focus on Environmental Education in Scouting at the 37th World Scout Conference, where resolutions on environmental education and sustainable development were made. The World Scout Environment Programme (WSEP) offers tools, resources and initiatives for all ages to help Scouts all around the world work together for the good of the local and global environment. The programme is based on a set of environmental principles and aims that provide a foundation for environment education in Scouting. Are you ready to earn the WSEP badge by completing its great activities and taking action to help protect the environment? Consult the WSEP guidelines in the featured links today. Do you want to take on a long-term project for the environment? You can complete an environmental 80 hour service project to earn the Scout of the World Award. Are you interested in learning more about solar energy through an array of projects and activities? Learn more about the Scouts Go Solar badge in the featured links. Do you want to stay in a scout centre that has committed to protecting the environment? Plan your trip to one of the world's many SCENES centres (Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment) in the featured links.
Featured links
- WSEP Activities and Factsheets (EN/PT)
- WSEP Badge (World Scout Shop)
- Scouts Go Solar
- Scout Centre for Excellence for Nature and Environment (SCENES)
- WSEP Facebook Page
- WSEP Facebook Group
- Activities on Climate Change (UNICEF)
- Earth Hour
- YUNGA Environment Challenges Badges
- Go Green at Roverway! Green activities for camps
Timeline
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Ene 25, 1975
Creation of the First World Scout Conservation Badge
The first world scout conservation badge - also known as the panda badge - was created in conjunction with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in 1975. It was meant to recognise Scouting's work towards protecting the environment, and featured the WWF's panda on top of the scout fleur-de-lys. -
Ene 01, 1990
Launch of the SCENES project
SCENES was developed during the 1990’s as an initiative of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Nine Scout centres around the world developed environmental management practices and education programmes and became formally recognised as SCENES. Several of these centres have become internationally recognized for their excellence in environmental management and education. The SCENES concept has been tested worldwide and has been proven to be practical, relevant and important. Today, we count dozens of SCENES centres around the world and the numbers are still growing. -
Jul 23, 2007
The new environmental programme activities are tested at the 2007 World Scout Jamboree
In the wake of launching the new World scout Environment Programme, the programme's activities were tested on the camp ground of the 2007 World Scout Jamboree. These tests helped inform the final document that was launched in 2008. -
Ene 01, 2008
World Scout Environment Programme launched
The World Scout Environment Programme is launched at the 38th World Scout Conference in 2008 as a review of the World Conservation Badge. The World Scout Environment Programme (WSEP) offers tools, resources and initiatives for all ages to help Scouts all around the world work together for the good of the local and global environment. The programme is based on a set of environmental principles and aims that provide a foundation for environment education in Scouting. -
Sep 10, 2013
3rd SCENE Seminar
3rd SCENE Seminar held in Costa Rica -
Mayo 19, 2016
World Scout Seminar on Environmental Education
The World Scout Seminar on Environmental Education is held at the the Kaprálův mlýn SCENES Centre in Brno, the Czech Republic. Thirty-seven participants representing 25 countries and 10 SCENES centres, four guests, six organising team members and international support staff have gathered to exchange ideas on environmental education, foster new working knowledge for the implementation of the World Scout Environmental Programme (WSEP) and to strengthen the SCENES Centres as well as Environmental Partnerships. The participants had a great time getting to know each other and exploring the beautiful venue before attending sessions on the Better World Framework and the history of Environmental Education in Scouting. The day ended with the Market Place where participants from National Scout Organisations and SCENES Centres shared about their environmental projects and programmes as well as the initiatives they have taken to promote environmental education. -
Feb 08, 2018
WOSM renews its partnership with UN Environment
World Scouting and UN Environment renewed their partnership on the environment, in recognition of the enormous challenges facing our planet, and the important role of young people in creating a more sustainable world. The partnership comes as both parties mark 10 years since the launch of the World Scout Environment Programme (WSEP) in 2008. Scouts across the globe have completed thousands of environment-related projects under the WSEP, including coral reef conservation in Indonesia and raising awareness about hot environments in an era of climate change in Morocco, earning the World Scout Environment Badge in recognition of their learning and commitment to the natural world. -
Mar 13, 2018
Renewed partnership between WOSM and the WWF
WWF and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) deepened their collaboration to drive global awareness and action on nature and the environment, in recognition of the enormous challenges facing our planet and the important role of young people in creating a more sustainable world. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed and scouts committed to joining in on Earth Hour and a renewed version of the world conservation badge. -
Nov 16, 2018
World Scout Environment Programme starts alignment with SDGs
Scouts for SDGs is a mobilisation of 50 million Scouts that leverages the Scout Youth Programme and the Movement’s initiatives under the Better World Framework, including the flagship Messengers of Peace initiative, to raise awareness and take action towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The World Scout Environment Programme will provide education for sustainable development, which will contribute to the development of key competencies in young people and the achievement of SDG6 Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG7 Affordable and clean energy, SDG12 Responsible consumption and production, SDG13 Climate Action, SDG14 Life Below Water and SDG15 Life on Land.
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