Save the Rhino International: Environmental education programmes supporting Laikipia, Mkomazi and North Luangwa Cathy Dean, Director, Save the Rhino International. March 2011 for the African Rhino Specialist Group meeting. Introduction This presentation arises from the last AfRSG meeting, held at Lake Manyara, Tanzania, in 2008, when attendees rated Environmental Education Programmes (EEPs) as the lowest of all the Key Components and subcomponents, when considering African rhino conservation priorities for the next 10 years. Why are EEPs often still seen as an add-on, as a ‘nice-to-do’ adjunct to the overall conservation programme? We believe that in many cases they have not been properly thought through, and that, were they done properly, they could really help the organisation to deliver its conservation goals.