{"id":149,"date":"2019-01-09T07:57:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T07:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eecom.marksantos.ca\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:06:45","slug":"our-role","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/index.php\/our-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Role"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication \/ Le r\u00e9seau canadien d\u2019\u00e9ducation et de communication relatives \u00e0 l\u2019environnement (EECOM), is Canada\u2019s only national bilingual charitable network for environmental learning (EL).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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EECOM has a storied past in the Canadian environmental and sustainability education field. Founded in 1993, the organization has helped provide opportunities for meaningful engagement and professional development between individuals advancing causes including place-based education, outdoor education, climate change education and eco-literacy. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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EECOM embodies the diverse landscape of environmental and sustainability education (ESE) in Canada today. Its mission is to propel environmental learning among practitioners nationwide by offering professional development opportunities and establishing a centralized platform for networking and collaborative endeavors. EECOM convenes the multifaceted ESE community primarily through conferences, leadership training programs, webinars, and the esteemed national Awards of Excellence.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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EECOM works strategically and collaboratively to advance environmental learning across Canada. We support Canadians to be environmentally literate, engaged in environmental stewardship and contribute to a healthy, sustainable future for all. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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