ECO-ED: rhetoric or progress?

The World Congress for Education and Communication on Environment and Development (ECO-ED), which took place in Toronto, Canada, 17–21 October 1992, was multisectoral in scope, accommodating individuals and groups from business, aid agencies, the NGO community, government, the media, UN agencies (UNEP/UNESCO), educators and education associations. In total, there were over 3000 delegates from 75 countries, 500 presenters and 275 speakers. Of the delegates and speakers, 46% were women and 14% were from indigenous groups. In addition to the conference proceedings, there were a large number of concurrent meetings and partner events, an Arts Festival, the 1992 North American Association for Environmental Education Film and Video Festival, an ECO-ED store, 125 exposition groups, and around 300 organizations represented in the Curriculum and Resources Fair.