# Mandatory Environmental Education Taiwan to Require Classes on Protecting the Planet By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-06-06 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mandatory-environmental-education References: [monstersandcritics](http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1561035.php/Environmental-education-to-be-required-of-for-all-Taiwanese) & [chinapost.tw](http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/05/19/257057/Environmental-education.htm) Taiwan has enacted mandatory environmental education. Beginning in 2011, students will have to take classes on environmental protection. An annual minimum of four hours of instruction on environmental protection will be required for every Taiwanese citizen. Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou signed the Environmental Education Act legislation into law in May and in doing so, officially enacted mandatory environmental education for Taiwanese schools, businesses and organizations. **Implications** - The featured video by Planet 100 tells you a bit about this new law and offers up some gorgeous pictures of the island. It's no wonder that the people of Taiwan want to protect their beautiful homes. The government of Taiwan will be starting a fund for the new environmental learning program, finding appropriate educators and building a website so that the public can learn about the new classes. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Mandatory-environmental-education:** The trend of mandatory environmental education presents opportunities for the education sector to develop curriculum and for the private sector to create educational products and services. - **Environmental-protection:** The trend of mandatory environmental education creates opportunities for businesses to develop products and services that support environmental protection. - **Government-sponsored-environmental-programs:** The trend of Taiwan enacting this new law presents disruptive innovation opportunities for governments to invest in and sponsor environmental education initiatives. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Education:** The trend of mandatory environmental education presents opportunities for the education sector to develop curriculum and for the private sector to create educational products and services. - **Environmental-stewardship:** The trend of mandatory environmental education creates opportunities for businesses to develop products and services that support environmental protection. - **Government:** The trend of Taiwan enacting this new law presents disruptive innovation opportunities for governments to invest in and sponsor environmental education initiatives. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Branded Single-Use Plastic Bans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/singleuse-plastic-bans.md) - [Youth Climate Leadership Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/climate-education-program.md) - [Educational Climate Change Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toy-brick-sets.md) - [Educational Water Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/educational-water-campaign.md) - [Travel-Focused Regional Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tourism-authority.md) - [Earth-Inspired Special-Edition Tofu Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tofu-packaging.md) - [Business-Focused Environmental Responsibility Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wildsight.md) - [Park Library Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taichung-green-museumbrary.md) - [Nature-Promoting School Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/primary-school-1.md)