Environmental Education ( Special Topics)

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

What is an environment?

An environment is the conditions and influences that affect the growth, health, progress of someone or something.

What is environmental education?

Environmental education 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 generations.

Components of an Environment :1. Natural Environment

2. Built Environment

3. Spatial Environment

4. Socio-Cultural Environment

Goals of Environmental Education :1. To improve the quality of environment.

2. To create awareness among the people on environmental problems and conversation.

3. To create an atmosphereso that people participate indecision-making and developThe capabilities to evaluate theenvironmental programs.

Objectives of Environmental Education :

Awareness

Knowledge

Attitude Skills

Participation

Importance of Environmental Education :1.Increases student engagement

in science. 2. Improves student achievement in core subject areas.3. Provides critical tools for a 21st century workforce.

4. Helps address “nature deficit disorder”.

Environmental Principles

1. Nature knows best.

2. All forms of life are equally important.

3. Everything is interconnected.

4. Everything changes.

5. Everything must go somewhere.

6. Ours is a finite Earth.

7. Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation.

Major Environmental Issues and Concerns :

Water Pollution

Waste and Land Pollution

Air Pollution

Climate Change

Environmental Issues and

Concerns

Causes Effects Solutions

Water Pollution

Dumping industrial waste into the nearby sources of water.

Improper disposal of human and animal waste.

Fertilizers, pesticides used in agriculture.

Pathogens, sediments and chemical pollutants.

Damage to the food chain.

Diseases can be spread through polluted water.

Acid rain Alteration of

the over all chemistry of water.

Contaminated marine food sources.

Altered water temperatures which can kill the marine life.

Pick up waste material and throw them in the trash can.

Weeding should be practiced instead of using herbicides to kill unwanted weeds.

Encourage to use of organic fertilizers rather than inorganic fertilizers.

Environmental Issues

and Concerns

Causes Effects Solutions

Air Pollution

Burning of fossil fuel.

Increased level of carbon dioxide in the air.

Car exhausts and other emissions (SMOG)

Increased road and air traffic.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) use in refrigerants and aerosol propellants.

Acid rain Health

problems to human beings i.e. respiratory disorders, cancer, etc.

Global warming

Encourage your family to use the bus, train or bike when commuting. If we all do this, there will be less cars on road and less fumes.

Recycle and re-use things.

Use energy (light, water, boiler, kettle and fire woods) wisely.

Environmental Issues and

Concerns

Causes Effects Solutions

Waste and Land

Pollution

Degenerative actions i.e. deforestation, overuse of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, desertification, mining, inadequate waste treatment.

Soil pollution caused by overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Leads to loss of forest cover of the earth.

Destruction of natural habitat of species leading to their extinction.

Biomagni-fication whereby certain non-biodegradable substances accumulate in the food chain affecting the food pyramid.

Encourage to use organic fertilizers rather than inorganic fertilizers.

Proper segregation of waste.

Reduce Waste, Re-use things and Recycle things.

Store all liquid chemicals and waste in spill-proof containers.

Environmental Issues and

Concerns

Causes Effects Solutions

Waste and Land

Pollution

Misuse of land i.e. desertification, land conversion, felling of trees to clear land of agriculture

Land conversion

Urbanization, improper waste disposal, E-waste, industrial activities.

Effects of biodiversity that brings about disruption of the balance of nature.

Diseases, health problems.

Buy products that have little packaging.

Don’t dump motor oil on the ground.

Store all liquid chemicals and waste in spill-proof containers.

Environmental Issues and

Concerns

Causes Effects Solutions

Climate Change

Global warming due to “greenhouse effect”

Increased world population

Burning of fossil fuels

Heat waves Rising

temperature Worsened air

pollution Increased of

SMOG Wildfire smoke

and pollution Drought, floods Spread of

epidemic diseases

Worsened waterborne, illnesses, infectious diseases.

Driving less Renewable ener

gy including energy from wind, solar, wave, biofuels, etc., substitutes directly for fossil fuels and eliminates CO2 emissions entirely. 

Energy conservation

Plant more trees

School-Based Environmental

Programs and Projects

Home-Based Environmental

Programs and Projects

Saving Water

Saving Paper

Saving energy Simple Waste Management

Gardening

Composting

Saving Water

Saving Paper

Saving energy

Simple Waste Management

Gardening

Composting

Simple Advocacy Work

An Oath To Save Mother Earth

I ___________________________ , being a good citizen of our planet, shall use my learning in Environmental Education to preserve and protect the environment and all life in it. I believe that genuine learning does not end with just passing my examinations, but should continue into doing good for my country and for the environment.

I am a (grade/year_________________________ pupil/student of (school)____________________________, a/an _____________________citizen and a STEWARD of the environment.

Signature : ____________________Date : ________________________

THANK YOU FOR

WATCHING…!!!..

Abilo, John Mark E.Sause, Jady May D. Tadique, Jademar S.

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