The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It) & Authors’ Signing

Education has failed to reach its potential in fighting climate change and environmental degradation. This passionate indictment of environmental education offers a controversial new vision.  Please join us for a book discussion/signing with authors:

• Charles Saylan, Executive Director of the Ocean Conservation Society; and
• Daniel T. Blumstein, Prof & Chair of the Dept of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA

At a time when wild places everywhere are vanishing before our eyes, Saylan and Blumstein offer this passionate indictment of environmental education—along with a new vision for the future. Writing for general readers and educators alike, Saylan and Blumstein boldly argue that education today has failed to reach its potential in fighting climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. Arguing for a paradigm shift in the way we view education as a whole, The Failure of Environmental Education demonstrates how our education system can create new levels of awareness and work toward a sustainable future.

Books will be available for purchase at the event.
For Inquiries: Contact Jill Sweitzer

Co-hosts:
Heal the Bay
Ocean Conservation Society
TreePeople
UCLA Extension Certificate Program in Global Sustainability