REVISED MATRIX FOR THE WORLD SCOUT ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Program track towards the attainment of the World Scout Environment Badge
(Applicable only to Boy Scouts, Senior Scouts and Rover Scouts)
A. Explore and Reflect. Complete the following activities based on each of the five (5) aims:
BOY SCOUTS
WSEP AIMS
WSEP Activity
Explore the sources
of clean water and
clean air in the local
environment.
Aim 1
People and
natural systems
have clean water
and clean air.
Understand the
ways water and air
are naturally
cleaned.
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A1
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 Sticky Leaves
 Water
Exploring
 Life of a River
SENIOR SCOUTS
WSEP Activity
Explore the sources
of clean water and
clean air in the local
environment.
Identify threats to
clean water and
clean air in the local
and global
environment and be
able to suggest
solutions.
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A1
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 Sticky Leaves
 Water
Exploring
 Life of a River
Earn the following
Merit Badges:
 Soil and Water
Conservation
 Weather
ROVER SCOUTS
WSEP Activity
Explore the sources
of clean water and
clean air in the local
environment.
Demonstrate the
relationship of
personal actions to
the availability of
clean water and
clean air in the local
and global
environment.
Equivalent
Activity
Earn the
Yellow Quadrant
Award
Accomplish two (2)
Project Proposals
that will meet the
requirements of
WSEP Aim No. 1
and its
corresponding
WSEP Activities A
and B.
BOY SCOUTS
WSEP AIMS
WSEP Activity
SENIOR SCOUTS
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Explore a local
natural area.
Aim 2
Sufficient natural
habitat exists to
support native
species
Discover some of
the local native
species of plants
and animals and
their habitat needs
Demonstrate
knowledge of some
contrasting natural
habitats.
WSEP Activity
Explore a local
natural area.
Accomplish the
following A2
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 Sense Nature
 Nature Art
 Creatures
Conference
- OR –
Earn the Ecology
Merit Badge
Understand the
ecosystem
connections of
native species of
plants and animals
and their habitat
needs.
Be aware of global
conservation issues
affecting
biodiversity.
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A2
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 Sense Nature
 Nature Art
 Creatures
Conference
Earn the following
Merit Badges:
 Ecology
ROVER SCOUTS
WSEP Activity
Equivalent
Activity
Explore a local
natural area.
Understand the
ecosystem
connections of
native species of
plants and animals
and their habitat
needs.
Demonstrate the
relationship
between personal
actions and the
availability of
sufficient natural
habitat to support
native species.
Be aware of global
conservation issues
affecting
biodiversity.
Earn the Green
Quadrant Award.
Accomplish two (2)
Project Proposals
that will meet the
requirements
of
WSEP Aim No. 2
and
its
corresponding
WSEP Activities A,
B, C and D.
BOY SCOUTS
WSEP AIMS
WSEP Activity
Be aware of harmful
substances in the
local environment.
SENIOR SCOUTS
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A3
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 Catch the
Carbon Dioxide
 Food Chains
and Chemicals
 My Carbon
Footprint
Aim 3
The risk of
harmful
substances to
people and the
environment are
minimized
- OR –
Explain ways to
reduce the risk of
harmful substances
to people, plants
and animals.
Earn the following
Merit Badges:
 Safety
 Ecology
WSEP Activity
Be aware of harmful
substances in the
local environment
and identify their
source.
Demonstrate what
personal action can
be taken to reduce
the risk of harmful
substances to
people and the
broader
environment.
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A3
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 Catch the
Carbon Dioxide
 Food Chains
and Chemicals
 My Carbon
Footprint
Earn the following
Merit Badges:
 Safety
 Ecology
 Soil and Water
Conservation
ROVER SCOUTS
WSEP Activity
Explain the local
impact of harmful
substances to
people and the
broader
environment and
what can be done
by individuals,
groups and the
community to
reduce the risk.
Understand the
global impact of
harmful substances
and how local
actions can change
the global
environment.
Equivalent
Activity
Earn
the
Red
Quadrant Award.
Accomplish two (2)
Project Proposals
that will meet the
requirements
of
WSEP Aim No. 3
and
its
corresponding
WSEP Activities A
and B.
BOY SCOUTS
WSEP AIMS
WSEP Activity
Show awareness of
how our actions
affect the
environment and
alternative ways to
make a smaller
impact.
Aim 4
The most suitable
environmental
practices are
used
SENIOR SCOUTS
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A4
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 What Have I
Done Today?
 Garbage Bag
Challenge
 Quick Energy
Debate
WSEP Activity
Recognize how we
are connected with
the environment
and how we can
make informed
choices about our
actions that can
minimize the impact
on the environment.
- OR –
Earn the following
Merit Badges:
 Citizenship in
the Home
 Citizenship in
the Community
 Ecology
Identify potentially
better
environmental
practices for your
local area.
Demonstrate how
local solutions can
impact global
issues.
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A4
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 What Have I
Done Today
 Garbage Bag
Challenge
 Quick Energy
Debate
Earn the following
Merit Badges:
 Citizenship in
the Home
 Citizenship in
the Community
 Citizenship in
the Nation
 Soil and Water
Conservation
 Ecology
ROVER SCOUTS
WSEP Activity
Explain how our
choice of action and
responsibility as an
individual, group,
community and
country can affect
the environment.
Understand how we
can change our
actions to improve
our impact on the
environment.
Demonstrate how
local solution can
impact global
issues.
Equivalent
Activity
Earn the Blue
Quadrant Award.
Accomplish two (2)
Project Proposals
that will meet the
requirements
of
WSEP Aim No. 4
and
its
corresponding
WSEP Activities A,
B and C.
BOY SCOUTS
WSEP AIMS
WSEP Activity
Be able to recognize
different types of
environmental
hazards and natural
disasters.
Aim 5
People are
prepared to
respond to
environmental
hazards and
natural disasters
Demonstrate how
to be prepared and
react to
environmental
hazards and natural
disasters in the local
area.
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A5
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 What Disaster
Am I?
 Prepare for
Disaster
 Natural
Disaster Story
SENIOR SCOUTS
WSEP Activity
Be able to recognize
different types of
environmental
hazards and natural
disasters and
explain why they
occur.
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Accomplish the
following A5
Activities from the
WSEP Guidebook:
 What Disaster
Am I?
 Prepare for
Disaster
 Natural
Disaster Story
Demonstrate how
to help other people
to be prepared to
respond to
environmental
hazards and natural
disasters in the local Earn the following
area
Merit Badges:
 Safety
 Soil and Water
Conservation
 Emergency
Preparedness
ROVER SCOUTS
WSEP Activity
Be able to recognize
different types of
environmental
hazards and natural
disasters and
explain why they
occur.
Demonstrate how
to help other people
to be prepared to
respond to
environmental
hazards and natural
disasters in the local
area.
Explain how
changes to the
environment can
influence
environmental
hazards and natural
disasters.
Equivalent
Activity
Earn the Chief
Scout’s
Nation
Builder Award
Accomplish two (2)
Project Proposals
that
will
meet
WSEP Aim No. 5
and
its
corresponding
WSEP Activities A,
B and C
B. Take Action. Do an environmental project.
BOY SCOUTS
STAGE
WSEP Activity
Participate in a local
environmental
project.
Understand the
benefits to the local
environment of the
project.
Environmental
project that
relates to the
previous learning
and to the local
environment
Be aware of the
local to global link
of the project.
SENIOR SCOUTS
Equivalent MB /
Activity
WSEP Activity
Participate IN ANY
of the following:
Identify local
environmental
issues and potential
solutions.
 International
Coastal CleanUp
 World
Environment
Day
 Earth Hour
 Other activities
on Environment
Education
Plan and execute an
environmental
project.
Understand the
local to global
connection of the
project.
Equivalent MB /
Activity
Earn the following
Merit Badges:
 Go Green
 Grow Green
- OR –
Participate IN ANY
of the following:
 International
Coastal CleanUp
 World
Environment
Day
 Earth Hour
 Other activities
on Environment
Education
- OR Organize any
environmental
activity with your
Crew / Outfit
ROVER SCOUTS
WSEP Activity
Equivalent
Activity
Identify local
environmental
issues and potential
solutions.
Plan and execute an
environmental
project.
Understand the
local to global
connections of the
project.
Evaluate the results
of the project for
the Scouts, the
community and the
environment.
Conduct an
Environmental
Project culminating
all of the lessons
through the
attainment of the
WSEB.
The
implementation of
the project
proposals in the
Explore and Reflect
part will also serve
as the part of the
general output –
the environmental
project itself.