RSPN considers environmental education key to sustaining its conservation programs and fostering a shared community conservation responsibility. The wisdom is derived from RSPN’s mission statement, inspiring personal responsibility and active involvement of the people of Bhutan in the conservation of the Kingdom’s rich natural environment. RSPN has been instrumental in developing and integrating environmental education pro­grams in the formal education system in Bhutan since 1987. RSPN began an environ­mental education program by establishing nature clubs in schools across the country. Later, the nature clubs were formally institutionalized by the Ministry of Education.

Over the years, RSPN has developed several environmental education materials for various sectors including schools, teacher training institutions, monastic institutions, non-formal education, and local communities. Following the success of curriculum development for classes 9 and 10 in 2015, RSPN will continue to assist schools and institutions to enhance its environmental education programs. 

We believe that bringing young minds close to their local environment can help foster stewardship and early levels of awareness on environmental issues, ultimately helping to create a community of environmentally conscious citizens. Indeed, environmental education is and will continue to be a task spanning generations. With changing life­styles and the influence of new technologies, there is a need to invest in new strategies to educate and change the mindset of the new generation.