ENVIRONMENT

AL EDUCATION

NSTP/CWTS 2
Prepared by: ANNALIZA V. MARIS, LPT, MA
Instructor
 Competency
OBJECTIVES:
define the word “environment”
and “environmental education”,
and
describe a resource.

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 Introduction
• Our planet is in trouble? Almost everyday we
seem to hear of yet another problem affecting the
environment – and what a list of problems! –
pollution, acid rain, climate change, the
destruction of rainforests and other wild habitats,
the decline and extinction of thousands of species
of animals and plants and so on.
• Nowadays, most of us know that these treats
exist and that humans have caused them. Many of
us are worried about the future of our planet and
unless we find of solving the problems we have
then the environment suffer even more.
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 How would you define the word
“environment and environmental
education”?
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 Definition of Environment
 from ‘Environner’= to encircle, around or surround.

 As given by Environment Protection Act 1986,

Environment is the sum total of land, water, air,
interrelationships among themselves and also with the
human beings and other living organisms.

 the sum total of conditions surround in space and time.

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 Environmental
Education
Refers to organized efforts to teach about how
natural environments function and particularly,
how human beings can manage their behavior and
ecosystems in order to live sustainably.
It is a learning process that increase people’s
knowledge and awareness about the environment
and associated challenges, develops the necessary
skills and expertise to address , and fosters
attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make
informed decisions and take responsible action.
(UNESCO, Tbilisi Declaration, 1978)

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 Environment Education (EE) focuses on:
Awareness and
sensitivity about
the environment
and environmental
challenges

Knowledge and
Participation for exercising
understanding about the
existing knowledge and
environment and
environmental related
environmental challenges
programs

Attitude concern for the

Skills to mitigate the
environment and help to
environmental
maintain environmental
problems
quality

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RESOURCE
 RESOURCE
Resource is a source or supply from which benefit is
produced. Typically resources are materials or other assets
that are transformed to produce benefit and in the process
may be consumed or made unavailable. From a human
perspective a natural resource is anything obtained from the
environment to satisfy human needs and wants.
Resources have three main characteristics: 1)utility, 2)
limited availability, and 3) potential for depletion or
consumption. Resources have been variously categorized
actual, along with more elaborate classifications.

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 True or False
____ 1. Our planet is a happy place.
____ 2. Populations grow and lifestyles change.
____ 3. Resources satisfy our needs and wants.
____ 4. Environmental education increase people’s
knowledge and awareness about the environment.
____ 5. Resources have five main characteristics.
____ 6. Environment is the sum total of conditions
surrounds in space and time.
____ 7. Resources categorized only from abiotic.
____ 8. Participating from environmental programs
cannot help us.

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