North American Association for Environmental Education

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is a US-based nonprofit organization. [4]

North American Association for Environmental Education

Abbreviation	NAAEE
Formation	1971; 48 years ago
Founder	Dr. Robert McCabe[1]
Founded at	Miami Dade College[2]
Type	Nonprofit
Purpose	Environmental Education Environmental Advocacy Environmental Literacy
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Methods	Driving Excellence Cultivating Collective Impact Mobilizing Support
Membership	20,000
Executive Director	Judy Braus
Affiliations	Global Environmental Education Partnership Natural Start Alliance
Website	https://naaee.org/
Formerly called	National Association for Environmental Education[3]

The organization was founded in 1971 in the U.S. as the National Association for Environmental Education[5] but now includes members from over 30 countries.[5][6]

NAAEE and its 56 affiliate organizations[7] in the US, Canada, Mexico have over 20,000 members;[6] additional affiliates exist outside North America in Asia and Oceania.[8] These partners, many of whom operate at a state or provincial level, have their own conferences, publications, or other activities.[9][10][11][12]

NAAEE holds its own annual conference,[13] supports teacher training in environmental education,[14] supports research demonstrating the impact of environmental education,[15] and produces a wide variety of publications, including Guidelines for Excellence[16][17] in environmental education.[18]

The Natural Start Alliance,[19] a project of NAAEE, works to connect young children with nature.[20]