Project summary
Nature and man have
lived side by side millions of years. This coexistence has been
different, but the connection of humans with the surrounding natural
environment is always important. On the 21st century,
when more and more people live in towns, their knowledge about nature
has become relatively poor. This knowledge is not sufficient to
protect nature from negative influences caused by human activities –
very often these activities harm nature! As a result, landscapes
change, habitats are destroyed, and the species of animals and plants
become extinct. Many of them are already gone, while many others are
threatened today. It is possible to preserve those species, save them
from becoming extinct, if people have relevant knowledge and if they
wish to act correspondingly.
Which is the harm to
nature caused by people? Is it necessary to do this harm? How is it
possible to prevent or lessen this harm? – All these questions
require knowledge about nature on certain level.
The aim of project
LENA is to bring humans in touch with nature again, to teach
people about the values of nature existing around us.
Raising the level of
knowledge in people about nature can be done step by step. It can
be done if people are provided with an opportunity to get in touch
with values of nature. During this process experts of nature, experts
of adult teaching and others should be involved.
By recalling and
learning natural values people
will have a bigger chance to notice nature, and also to value nature.
By
understanding the processes of nature, humans can better
understand their place in the world; they can also better avoid
dangers coming from nature.
A person who is aware of
nature, and of the processes going on in nature, is able to notice
the values of nature around him, he is also able to pass this
knowledge to others. This person can consciously consider nature
during his economic, communicational and other activities.
During the process of
learning nature, in which adult people with different life
experiences exchange their knowledge and skills about nature and
human activities carried out in nature, everyone involved will be
more educated at the end of project LENA. Thus, after the project
the participants will have more chances to improve their lives,
e.g. by participating more actively in social life, including nature-related activities; by increasing their chances to find jobs
in the fields of environmental education, nature-related tourism, nature conservation, area
planning, building industry, community leadership etc.
By acting together in
the topic of learning nature, we, people, can preserve natural
values around us, we do not destroy them. By acting in a
nature-friendly way, by considering with nature in our doings we can
shape the behaviour of mankind, making it more nature-friendly, more
considering with other creatures living on planet Earth. All this is
reflected in the main goal of project LENA towards which we move
together, during this movement constantly learning and developing.
Five partners of LENA
working in four European countries.
HT-Metka Oy (Ltd), Finland
AGAT Associazione Geografica per
l'Ambiente e il Territorio, Italy
Asociatia Harta Verde Romania, Romania
Nostra Fortuna Tarcea-Ertarcsa,
Romania
Sicista Arenduskeskus
MTÜ, Estonia
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