lI.
6 Higher Education,
Environment and
Sustainability in Latin
America and the
Caribbean
Orlando Sáenz and Javier Benayas
Abstract
This paper describes the historical process and current status of environmental mainstreaming in higher education...
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lI.
6 Higher Education,
Environment and
Sustainability in Latin
America and the
Caribbean
Orlando Sáenz and Javier Benayas
Abstract
This paper describes the historical process and current status of environmental mainstreaming in higher education
institutions (HEIs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
By taking a historical perspective, this paper shows how the process has evolved in three stages over more
man six decades.
Over the course of this period, environmental higher education (HE) focused initially on natural
resources, later on the environment and finally on sustainable development.
Throughout this process, a very important
role has been played by the promotional programmes of various international agencies, as well as the national
environmental education policies of some of the regions countries.
Nevertheless, credit for the achievements in the
long process of greening HE belongs primarily to the universities themselves.
To describe the current situation of environ
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