RCE Warsaw Metropolitan - 2018

Warsaw Metropolitan RCE as the place of cooperation of partners from the urban zone and the National Park.-interrelatedness of environmental and social issues.
Basic Information
Title of project : 
Warsaw Metropolitan RCE as the place of cooperation of partners from the urban zone and the National Park.-interrelatedness of environmental and social issues.
Submitting RCE: 
RCE Warsaw Metropolitan
Contributing organization(s) : 
The University of Warsaw , University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, The Kampinoski National Park , Warsaw Municipal Authorities. Also all other Partners of RCE WM are contributing ( 4 Universities, institutions of formal education from kindergarten to secondary schools , UNEP/GRID Centre and 10 different scientific institutions , organizations of professionals and cultural or environmental NGOs.
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Anna Kalinowska
E-mail: 
anna.kalinowska@pro.onet.pl
Name: 
Krzysztof Walczak
E-mail: 
kawalczak@uw.edu.pl
Format of project: 
Communication campaign
Language of project: 
Polish
Date of submission:
Additional resources: 
Under preparation
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
Yes
Convention on Biodiversity,(art.13)
At what level is the policy operating?: 
International
Framework UN Convention on Climate Change
At what level is the policy operating?: 
International
GDS-2030
At what level is the policy operating?: 
International
National Strategy of Environmental Education “Through Education to Sustainability”
At what level is the policy operating?: 
National
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Europe
Country: 
Poland
Location(s): 
Warsaw Metropolitan Area, Mazowieckie Vojewodship. The Kampinoski National Park border on City of Warsaw. This is an exceptional national park as it encompasses forest directly adjacent to the capital city.
Address of focal point institution for project: 
University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, 02-089 Warszawa, St. Zwirki I Wigury 93, POLAND
Ecosystem(s):
Forest, Fresh water, Urban/Peri-urban, Wetlands
Target Audience:
Community, Higher, Primary, Secondary, Teacher Ed., TVET, Youth (Informal)
Seniors
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
The City of Warsaw is home to 1.75 million people. It is surrounded on all sides by a more or less contiguous green belt of forest which is what remains of Mazovia’s once-extensive primaeval forest of the Puszcza type. The best preserved and rich in biodiversity part of it is protected as Kampinoski National Park (KPN). The KPN is also on the list of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
Obligations for realization of UN Convention on Biodiversity:
Need for biodiversity protection and sustainable use and adaptation to climate changes
Need for easy accessible place for recreation and environmental education for citizens in all age
Adaptation to climate change through forest’s ecosystem services
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Rationale: 
The KPN and other protected areas close or even inside Warsaw agglomeration are the very important objects for environmental education and recreation for urban citizen. But the environmental awareness in urban population is not sufficient as well as average knowledge about such a “ natural jewel” as national park or other protected area in neighborhood. The Directors and staff of the KPN are looking for methods of valuable education on biodiversity, attracting more visitors to Park’s educational trails and at the same time avoiding negative effects on park’s ecosystems.
Objectives: 
The goal of our campaign it is to popularize national parks as very important institutions playing great role in adaptation to climate change, creating place for formal and non formal education on all levels and creates opportunity for relax and serves for better health condition for everybody. Through individually tailored methods of communication and information in diverse Partners webpages and thanks to organization of special events oriented to different social groups we hope to inspire changes towards a more healthy and sustainable way of living in urban zones using opportunities created by urban protected areas especially The Kampinoski National Park.
Activities and/or practices employed: 
RCE as consortium of Partners together with The KPN authorities as the key Partner unified and coordinate common efforts for successful campaign . All very diverse Partners of RCEWM are looking for methods of communication addressed to theirs specific audience to straightening public perception of benefits from ecosystem services of national park. Each Partner use their own possibility. For example: Municipal authority will care about sufficient bus transportation from city to the parks gate, the Pedagogical University will prepare teachers to be ready for out of class environmental education in KPN. University of Warsaw have organized special exhibition on the role of forest in the adaptation of the urban zone to the climate change.
Size of academic audience: 
The audience is very broad and numerous but detailed calculation is very difficult. Only exhibition organized in the main hall of the University of Warsaw gathered itself more than 1500 visitors.
Results: 
The process is still going on so it is to early for evaluation of results. The meetings and consolidation of RCE Partners it is the good result itself. as well as exchange of experience in methods for education on biodiversity between The KPN and other partners.
Lessons learned: 
The diversity of Partners in RCE it is important opportunity for activation of different social groups towards achieve the SDGs especially goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing, goal 4: Promote lifelong learning and goal 15; Protect restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.
Key messages: 
The key message is as the slogan from IUCN World Parks Congress: Healthy Parks- Healthy People
Relationship to other RCE activities: 
The project is related to other RCE activities for example to the activity “ The virtual educational trail on sustainable development good practices”

Pictures:

File Name Caption for picture Photo Credit
Image icon Autumn in Kampinos National Park, fot. M. Szajowski.jpg (1.04 MB) Autumn in Kampinos National Park M. Szajowski
Image icon Floodplain forest in Kampinos National Park, fot. M. Szajowski.jpg (1.27 MB) Floodplain forest in Kampinos National Park M. Szajowski
Image icon Kampinos National Park near Warsaw, fot. M. Szajowski.jpg (1.11 MB) Kampinos National Park near Warsaw M. Szajowski
Image icon Kampinos National Park near Warsaw, Poland, fot. M. Szajowski DSC_8850.jpg (904.06 KB) Kampinos National Park near Warsaw, Poland M. Szajowski
Image icon Moor in Kampinos National Park in Poland, fot. M. Szajowski.jpg (1.03 MB) Moor in Kampinos National Park in Poland M. Szajowski
Image icon Ols forest in Kampinos National Park, fot. M. Szajowski .jpg (1.03 MB) Ols forest in Kampinos National Park M. Szajowski
Image icon Pines on the dune in Kampinos National Park in Poland, fot. M. Szajowski.jpg (1.13 MB) Pines on the dune in Kampinos National Park in Poland M. Szajowski
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages 
Direct
SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 
Direct
SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 
Direct
SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
Direct
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Direct
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
Theme
Arts 
Direct
Curriculum Development 
Direct
Ecotourism 
Direct
Forests/Trees 
Direct
Plants & Animals 
Direct
Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development – Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
Direct
Priority Action Area 3 - Building capacities of educators and trainers 
Direct
Priority Action Area 4 - Empowering and mobilizing youth 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
Direct
Update: 
No