Eco-Literacy and Green Education for Climate Action (ECOLitAct) is an Erasmus Plus Partnerships for Cooperation project co-funded by the European Union. It seeks to empower VET practitioners/educators and learners to counter misinformation related to the environment and climate change, and to inspire them to adopt eco-friendly behaviors/attitudes. It aims to develop digital Green education/training opportunities and materials embracing “eco-literacy” (Media and Information Literacy applied to ecology and climate change) and focusing on behavioral/attitude shifts while being available to all, especially individuals with fewer opportunities and in a digital format.

The project supports climate action by inspiring critical thinking, developing digital and MIL skills, and encouraging attitude/behavioral shifts. It achieves this by creating learning materials compiled in a Toolkit and Handbook. ECOLitAct makes this learning opportunity available to all in a self-paced and individualized manner through an educational structure based on a self-assessment tool, which guides each person’s learning pathway.

‘Eco-Literacy’ is the term coined by this project to refer to Media and Information Literacy (MIL) applied to topics related to ecology and climate change. An example of successful eco-literacy competencies includes the identification of fake news expressing that climate change does not exist.

Visit the project coordinator’s website for more information and to learn more about the project!