Environmental education (EE) and awareness are important tools in conservation and sustainable development. EE is a process through which information, skills and experiences are shared to empower target groups with knowledge that is translated into positive attitudes and values about the environment and hence an ability to make prudent decisions with regard to the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. A teachers’ training program in EE has been established in Mombasa, starting in 2003, with assistance from ProZim, a Swiss NGO, CORDIO (Coastal Oceans Research and Development Indian Ocean) and other donors. Since 2003, 41 teachers from 28 (13 urban and 15 rural) schools have been trained. Minor differences have been observed between rural and urban school teachers while ranking importance of EE topics. For example, in 2005, methods of transferring EE received the same ranking from both rural and urban teachers; ecology topics received a higher ranking from rural teachers while environmental management topics were ranked higher by urban teachers. This report highlights similarities and differences in ranking importance of EE topics, with possible reasons as well as challenges faced by the teachers in transferring EE. Published