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Shroff S.R Rotary Institute of Chemical Technology: Environmental Education

Environmental education teaches people to develop awareness and knowledge of the environment so they can preserve and conserve it in a sustainable way for current and future generations. It involves studying factors like ecosystems, health, living conditions, and population pressures. The objectives of environmental education are to make people aware of environmental problems and the importance of protection. It aims to provide knowledge, attitudes, skills, and participation to help address issues like conservation, pollution prevention, ecological balance, and sustainable development. The principles emphasize considering the total environment, recognizing human responsibility and obligations, catering to all groups, appreciating natural resources, understanding problems and their causes, and the effects of overpopulation and overexploitation.

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Shroff S.R Rotary Institute of Chemical Technology: Environmental Education

Environmental education teaches people to develop awareness and knowledge of the environment so they can preserve and conserve it in a sustainable way for current and future generations. It involves studying factors like ecosystems, health, living conditions, and population pressures. The objectives of environmental education are to make people aware of environmental problems and the importance of protection. It aims to provide knowledge, attitudes, skills, and participation to help address issues like conservation, pollution prevention, ecological balance, and sustainable development. The principles emphasize considering the total environment, recognizing human responsibility and obligations, catering to all groups, appreciating natural resources, understanding problems and their causes, and the effects of overpopulation and overexploitation.

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SHROFF S.

R ROTARY INSTITUTE OF
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Environmental education
Submitted By:- Prashant
Patil
What is Environmental Education?
 It is a process by which people develop awareness,
concern and knowledge of the environment and
learn to use this understanding to preserve,
conserve and utilize the environment in a
sustainable manner for the benefit of present and
future generation.
 Environmental Education is a study of the factors
influencing ecosystem, mental and physical health,
living and working conditions, decaying cities
population pressures.
Importance of Environmental Education
 The objective of environmental education is to make people
aware about environmental problems, and importance of
environment protection. Environmental education is
important from the following view points.

1) It gives us the basic understanding about various aspects of


environment and its associated problems.
2) It teaches us the concept of sustainable development.
3) It gives an idea about beneficial use of nature resources
without damaging it much.
4) It imparts the knowledge of eco-friendly techniques to be
use in various fields.
Conti...
5) It helps to promote the use of nonconventional energy
resources such as solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy,
etc.
6) It teaches us how to conserve energy and save our planet.
7) It teaches us about bad effect of pollution and suggest
measures to minimise environmental pollution.
8) It helps us to understand about ecological imbalance and
various ways to maintain ecological balance.
9) It gives the knowledge about interdependency of man and
nature.
10) It develops skills to identify environmental problems and
their solutions.
Objectives of Environmental Education
 The objectives of Environmental Education to develop,

 Awareness - to help individual and social group to acquire an


awareness of and sensitivity to the total environment and its
allied problems.
 Knowledge - gain a variety of experiences and acquire a
basic understanding of the environmental and its associated
problems.
 Attitude - acquire a set of values and feeling of concern for
the environment and the motivation for actively participating
in environmental improvement and protection.
Conti...
 Skill - to help individuals and social group to acquire the skills
for solving environmental problems.
 Evaluation ability - to help individuals and social group to
evaluate environmental measures and education programmes
in terms of ecological, political, economical, social, aesthetic
and educational factors.
 Participation - to provide social group and individuals with
an opportunity to be actively involved at all levels working
towards the resolution of environmental problems.
Principles of Environmental Education
 The major principles of Environmental Education are :

 Environment Education considers environment in its totality.


 Environment hazards are controllable and every citizen has a
moral obligation and responsibility towards this.
 Education must cater to all sections of society – the general
public, and non specialists, social professional groups and
technologists as well.
 To appreciate the gifts of the Nature I. E Natural Resources.
 Help learners discover the symptoms and causes of
Environmental problems.
 To help and understand the effect of over population and over
exploitation of natural resources.
THANKYOU

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