In possibly a first in the country, Class IX and X students from 400 highschoolsin the state are set to learn aboutbiodiversityandclimate changeas part of their school curriculum from next academic year.
The Goa StateBiodiversityBoard (GSBB), through the state Environment ministry, and the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education entered into an MoU on Wednesday to promote awareness about and the importance of preserving the environment to human well-being.
The MoU will see awareness about biodiversity being raised among students from 400 high schools and later on, extended to students of 105 higher secondary schools affiliated to the Goa Board. This will mean at least 1 lakh students will be impacted.