Launched by Unesco in cooperation with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) in 1975, the International Environmental Education Programme (IEEP) will enter its fourth phase during 1984-85. Anticipated IEEP activities are described in this newsletter. They include exchange of information and experimental data, promotion of research and experimentation, training of various categories of personnel, preparation and adaptation of educational materials, production and dissemination of experimental teaching materials for general environmental education, and regional and international cooperative efforts. Also presented are reports on: (1) an international symposium on incorporation of the environmental dimension into school curricula and teacher training (Plovdiv, Bulgaria); (2) a seminar for the European region on universities and environmental education (EE); (3) Pan Arab youth meeting on environment and EE (Cairo, Egypt); (4) an environmental training workshop in China; (5) EE activities in Cuba; (6) initiation and development of nonformal education in Portugal; and (7) a summary of the First International Congress of Biosphere Reserves (Minsk, Byelorussia). Brief news announcements on various topics and descriptions of four new EE publications are included. (BC)