Education Minister Daniela Teseira, Environment and Climate Change Minister Leandro Álvarez, and Energy Minister Mario Pizarro announced on April 7 a new program focused on environmental education and circular production. The initiative will involve action plans, audiovisual productions, and goods created by students at various educational levels.
The officials met with their teams to review previous projects such as “El Saber Ilumina” and “Renovando Energías,” which serve as references for the current planning. They discussed ways to create a more comprehensive program that emphasizes sharing results with the community and integrating circularity into student productions.
Teseira said that strengthening environmental education means not only raising awareness but also promoting concrete practices related to energy use, technical training, and caring for the environment. “The multiplying effect of children and adolescents, along with the opportunities offered by multimedia developments—such as productive knowledge and spaces where technical students or those in confinement contexts produce goods—are factors we must value,” she said. “Education, environment, and energy should not be seen as isolated fields but as dimensions that interact to shape more responsible students committed to their community and the environment.”
Álvarez said that an integrated approach is essential for addressing environmental issues effectively. He added: “Thinking about the environment without recognizing education—as much in formal as informal settings—as its structural base is incomplete; that’s why we are consolidating an integrated approach that coordinates public policies, recovers successful experiences, and adds new lines of action. We want young people not only to think about the environment but also become actively involved in its care.”
Pizarro highlighted plans for 2026 to merge both previous programs into one comprehensive initiative focused on circular production aimed at sustainable development through intelligent resource use. He said: “Today we finalized details of this new program which will soon be presented publicly; it will involve students of all ages producing actions, educational content, awareness materials—and manufacturing goods under a circular production model.”
Officials say they expect this integrated effort will encourage greater responsibility among students regarding sustainability while providing practical skills applicable beyond school.
