ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CIVICS
Solving them requires cooperation, most powerfully through local civic participation. Environmental Action Civics embodies the belief that participation in local environmental decision-making is critical to equitable processes, innovative solutions, and enduring democratic and civic skills.

Environmental Action Civics is a youth-centered, standards-aligned approach that guides students as they learn about their environment and gives them the opportunity to take civic action to address problems they find.

In Environmental Action Civics, young people:
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Learn about the environment within the context of their own lived experiences (where they live, who they are, what they see);
2
Democratically select an environmental issue to study in partnership with their peers, educator, and community members;
3
Use credible qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect information about their issue and identify root causes.
4
Engage each other, their community, and local stakeholders in evidence-based discussion as a means to contextualize the information and deepen their understanding;
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Develop action strategies appropriate for addressing the root cause of the problem and, with the support of adults and allies, advocate for those solutions to people in positions of power.