Bhutan pushes for eco-literacy in schools
Monday, 8 February 2010
Bhutan is formulating policies for the construction industry to employ green technology and practices, said Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley, while speaking to world leaders and other members at the Delhi sustainable development summit in India over the weekend.
Lyonchhoen, in his keynote address, also informed participants that a process is underway to augment Bhutanese school curricula promoting eco-literacy among students within zero-waste and green schools.
The theme of the three-day summit, organised by the energy research institute (TERI), is âBeyond Copenhagen: New Pathways to Sustainable Development. Indiaâs prime minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the summit.
Source: ASIA NEWS NETWORK
