Abstract
This study investigated the perception of in-service science teachers in the Asia-African region of the status of environmental problems, environmental education (EE) and the possible need for international cooperation in EE. The results revealed that, despite teachers' high consciousness of EE, it has not yet sufficiently been integrated into formal education systems. In particular, there is a lack of EE curricula, materials and time, and financial support for infusing EE in most countries. Yet, many in-service teachers in these countries want to learn how to develop EE in schools. The results also indicate the need for acquiring environmental literacy in three areas, i. e., scientific literacy, environmental values and sensitivity, how to infuse EE using an integrated approach and how to improve teacher education in EE in the region. The role of Japan in EE as a means of international cooperation is also discussed onthe basis of the present results.
