Centre for Environment Education (CEE)

Centre for Environment Education (CEE) is a national Centre of Excellence for environmental education and education for sustainable development, established under India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It works with schools, teachers, communities, and government bodies across the country on environmental awareness and conservation. CEE is registered as a society and has been recognized internationally for its work, including affiliations with UNESCO's UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme, and UNICEF's water, sanitation, and hygiene initiatives. It also serves as the regional coordinator for the South Asia Youth Environment Network. CEE was founded by Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, who received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2012 for his contribution to environmental education. CEE's programme portfolio spans environmental education for children and youth, coastal and marine conservation, climate change education, waste management, biodiversity conservation, disaster management, and sustainable rural and urban development. It runs its programmes through a network of more than 40 regional and field offices and reaches over two lakh schools across India.