Environmental Club is a group of concerned students, teachers and volunteers that are committed to raising awareness about environmental issues and to reducing environmental impact as individuals, a school or university community, and as citizens of the world.
The purposes of Environmental club are to:
• Create awareness of environmental protection, conservation, preservation, and restoration
• Provide students with the opportunity to learn more about their surroundings, participate in environmental activities at school and in the community.
• Promote environmental awareness and develop social and life skills.
• Increase student awareness of environmental issues and give them power to make change.
• Provide opportunities for students to become directly involved in a variety of activities relating to the environment.
• Promote environmental awareness and empower students to take action and work toward building a sound environmental ethic.
In Palestine, there are many initiatives at the governmental level, such as the Environmental Quality Authority and the Ministry of Education, to establish environmental clubs in schools and enhance their societal and environmental role. ِAlso there are some initiatives at the NGOs level to establish and develop effective environmental clubs to serve the environmental needs in Palestine.