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The document discusses environmental education. It notes that while human development has led to scientific breakthroughs, it has negatively impacted the environment. Environmental education aims to increase awareness about protecting the environment. It helps students engage with science, improves academic achievement, and provides skills for the future workforce. The goals are to improve environmental quality, create awareness of issues, and encourage participation in solutions. Key issues addressed include water, air, land and waste pollution as well as climate change. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of environmental education for understanding our interdependence with the environment.

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Environmental Education: Presented by

The document discusses environmental education. It notes that while human development has led to scientific breakthroughs, it has negatively impacted the environment. Environmental education aims to increase awareness about protecting the environment. It helps students engage with science, improves academic achievement, and provides skills for the future workforce. The goals are to improve environmental quality, create awareness of issues, and encourage participation in solutions. Key issues addressed include water, air, land and waste pollution as well as climate change. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of environmental education for understanding our interdependence with the environment.

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

PRESENTed BY –
SWATI JUYAL
( B.Ed 4TH SEMESTER)
Roll No. - 16255106078
BACKGROUND
1. With an increasing human influence over the planet while competing
within, the human mankind has achieved various scientific, technological
breakthrough in Research, Construction, Automobile, Space technology,
Communication and several other fields.

2. But in the long run of our development and getting superior day by day, the
environment has paid off a heavy price and thus affected it throughout the
planet earth.

3. Thus with a vision to protect and save our environment we need to have
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
AIM

TO UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION


ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
 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 utilizes the
environment in a sustainable manner for the benefit of the
present and future generations.
IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

1. Increases student engagement in science.

2. Improves student achievement in core subject area.

3. Provides critical tools for 21st century workforce.

4. Helps address “ nature deficit disorder”.


GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
1. To improve quality of Environment.

2. To create awareness among people on Environmental problems


and conservation.

3. To create an atmosphere so that people participate in deduction


making and develop the capabilities to evaluate the
environmental programs.
OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

 Awareness

 Knowledge

 Attitude

 Skills

 Participation
ISSUES AND CONCERNS

1. WATER POLLUTION.

2. AIR POLLUTION.

3. WASTE AND LAND POLLUTION.

4. CLIMATE CHANGE.
ISSUES AND CONCERNS
CONCERN CAUSES EFFECTS SOLUTIONS
• Dumping industrial
• Damage to the food • Proper disposal of
wastes in nearby
chain. wastes.
water sources.
• Weeding should be
WATER • Improper disposal of • Diseases due to
used instead of
POLLUTION human and animal Contaminated water
herbicides to kill
wastes. consumption.
unwanted weeds

• Encourage for the


• Fertilizers and
• Altercation of entire use of organic
pesticides used in
chemistry of water. fertilizers instead of
fields for agriculture.
inorganic fertilisers.

• Pathogens chemicals • Contaminated marine


and other pollutants. food sources.

• Altered water
temperature which can
kill marine life
ISSUES AND CONCERNS
CONCERN CAUSES EFFECTS SOLUTIONS
• Burning of fossil fuel. • Acid rains • Encourage people to
use social mode of
transportation
• Increased levels of • Health problems to • Recycling and reuse
CO2 in the air. human beings, things
AIR POLLUTION
respiratory problems
or cancer etc.

• Car exhaust and • Global warming • Use energy (wind,


other emissions. electricity,water,
firewood etc)
• Increased road and
air traffic
• Chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) use in
refrigerants and
aerosols propellants.
ISSUES AND CONCERNS
CONCERN CAUSES EFFECTS SOLUTIONS

• Misuse of land ie; • Effects of • Buy products that


desertification, land biodiversity that have little
conversion, felling of brings about packaging.
trees to clear land of disruption of the
agriculture. balance of nature.

• Urbanization. • Diseases, health • Don’t dump motor


LAND POLLUTION
problems. oil on the ground.

• Improper waste • Store all liquid


disposal. chemicals and waste
in spill proof
containers
• Industrial activities
ISSUES AND CONCERNS
CONCERN CAUSES EFFECTS SOLUTIONS
• Global warming • Rising temperatures, • Driving less,
droughts and floods. utilisation of
traditional mode of
transportation, e-
vehicles.
CLIMATIC CHANGE • Increased population • Air pollution, heat • Plant more trees,
waves, awareness drives.
• Burning of fossil • Spread of diseases, • Energy conservation,
fuels waterborne diseases, electricity saving.
infectious diseases.

• Practice Renewable
Energy including
energy from wind,
solar, waves etc
CONCLUSION

IT IS VERY MUCH IMPORTANT TO STUDY OUR ENVIRONMENT


TO UNDERSTAND ITS IMPORTANCE, AND THUS IN TURN TAKE
MEASURES TO SAVE ENVIRONMENT FROM ITS DEPLETION TO
SAVE OUR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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