Original Research Article I Volume 1 I Issue 1 I 2015
Environmental Education for Sustainable Development
Yalavarthi Nirmala
American Journal of Science and Medical Research; 1(1); 44-48
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.17812/ajsmr20151148
Abstract:
The environment in the world faces several challenges. These challenges may be due to poverty, low literacy levels and rapidly increasing population. One of the important concerns is to bring awareness about environmental issues of the world. There are many initiatives taken at international level to generate awareness about environmental issues and challenges that the world is facing today. An enhanced awareness of environmental issues and challenges has led to make environmental education an integral part of educational and environmental policies. The curriculum aims at generating among learners an awareness of and sensitivity to the total environment in a holistic manner and the problems associated with it. It would also equip the future custodians of the earth with the requisite knowledge of the total environment, natural and social, the challenges associated with it and the required skills for solving these problems in a sustainable manner.
Keywords:
Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
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Article Dates:
Received: 29 January, 2015; Accepted: 28 February, 2015; Published: 31 March, 2015
How To Cite:
Yalavarthi Nirmala (2015). Environmental Education for Sustainable Development. The Ame J Sci & Med Res, 1(1):44-48. doi:10.17812/ajsmr20151148. Received: 12 February, 2015; Accepted: 18 March 2015; Published online 31 March, 2015
