SEARRP EEO&T team with SEARRP research assistants
Last week was certainly a busy one for the SEARRP Environmental Education Outreach and Training Team! Over a three day internal training programme, the EEOT team worked together with SEARRP senior field managers and research assistants to prepare for the upcoming National Geographic supported Environmental Education (EE) Online series. The training was led by SEARRP’s Environmental Education Outreach and Training Manager, Imelda Geoffrey and assisted by Melissa Payne.
SEARRP research assistants practicing the “runaway soil experiment”
SEARRP RAs putting together EE learning materials
The EE Online Series will cover the fascinating topics of – the importance of Sabah’s rainforests; the impacts of deforestation; the role ecosystem engineers (any species that creates, significantly modifies, or destroys a habitat) focusing on the roles of animals in the forest; and the iconic flora and fauna of Sabah. The EEOT team has worked hard to create materials, videos and experiments for EE toolkits that will be made available for secondary school students and this training programme was an excellent opportunity to check the relevance of these EE materials. SEARRP expects to launch the first online series for students at the end of August 2022, so be sure to watch this space for updates on this exciting project!
SEARRP RAs conducting Environmental Education experiments
