Eco-Schools Scotland 30th birthday timeline
Upload date: 06 September 2024
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Look at what has been achieved over the last 30 years
1994
Eco-Schools launches in UK, Denmark and Germany.
1995
First Climate Change COP held in Berlin, Germany. Coinciding with the first Green Flag in Scotland awarded, Lunnasting Primary School, Shetland.
1997
The Kyoto Protocol was adopted, first serious attempt to limit global warming.
1999
The newly formed Scottish Parliament reconvenes after 291 years.
2000
Keep Scotland Beautiful was constituted as a charity, separating from Keep Britain Tidy.
2002
Scotland's first National Park: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs was established.
2003
Kenya and South Africa are the first African countries to join Eco-Shools.
2004
100th Scottish Green Flag — Whitelees Primary School, North Lanarkshire.
2006
Puerto Rico is the first country from the Americas to join Eco-Shools.
2008
Global Citizenship introduced as an Eco-Schools Topic.
2009
China is the first Asian country to join Eco-Schools.
2010
1000th Scottish Green Flag — St Joseph's Primary School, East Dunbartonshire.
2011
Food and the Environment introduced as an Eco-Schools Topic.
2013
Keep Scotland Beautiful launches the Litter Less campaign for Eco-Schools in Scotland.
2014
Australia is the first Oceanian country to join Eco-Schools.
2015
The Paris agreement was signed to limit global warming.
2016
Sustainable Development Goals incorporated into Eco-Schools assessments one year after they were adopted by the UN.
2019
Climate Change Act 2019 came into effect, making reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 a legally binding target.
2021
First Climate Action Week Live Lessons held as 26th Climate Change COP comes to Glasgow.
2022
New Climate Action Topic becomes mandatory for Eco-Schools.
2022
Governments agree to protect 30% of the earth for nature by 2030 - 30 by 30.
2023
8,000th Scottish Green Flag — Port Ellen Primary School, Argyll and Bute.
2024
Scotland moves to ban single use vapes following campaigning by many groups, including Keep Scotland Beautiful.
2024
Heritage Topic launched, becoming Eco-Schools Scotland's 11th Topic.
Thank you for your hard work keeping Scotland beautiful over the last 30 years.
What can we achieve in the next 30?
Visit our website to find out more about Eco-Schools Scotland.
www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/eco-schools
