Importance of environmental Education

Environment
Is the physical and biotic habitat that surrounds us Is affected by our activities Principles help us in decision making

Major Goals
Raise consciousness about environmental conditions Teach environmentally appropriate behaviour Create an environment ethic that creates awareness in human community Help change attitude for better quality of life

We need to
Understand the importance of abiotic factors around us Take care of air, water, soil and energy Balance our activities in harmony with everything Develop ourselves to meet the challenges of the rapidly changing world

Upgrade our knowledge and focus on the problems

Aim of environmental education Increasing public awareness

Providing facts

Building opinions

Taking action

Handle issues through critical thinking

Apply problem solving skills

Guiding Principles
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Considers environment in its totality Develops awareness Explores physical and spiritual aspects of human relationship with environment Challenge to move towards sustainable world Concerned with interaction between quality of biophysical environment & socio economic environment

Guiding Principles
6. Helps to gain knowledge, skills and attitude 7. Enhances sustainability 8. Focuses on local environment 9. Considers perspective of the world

10. Focuses on future of environmental conditions

Guiding Principles
11. Is interdisciplinary and enhances all subjects 12. Participates in preventing and solving problems 13. Arose a sense of responsibility, motivation and commitment 14. Develops alternate solutions for situations

15. Clarifies & uses the values to make decisions