Samenvatting

Off the coast of Mauritius there is a small islet of just 7 hectares, covered in coral reef, named Ile aux Aigrettes. this islet is maintened by the Mauritian Wildlife Faundation and opened to the public to show the natural heritage of Mauritius. Many species living in Mauritius cannot be found anywhere else in the world, and many of them have already become extinct; e.g. the Dodo. On this islet an environmental education programme has been running since mid-2009 called "Learning with Nature". This research is carried out to verify the quality of the education programme and to find out how it could be improved in the near future.