Environmental Literacy: Indigenizing Environmental Education

Assessing Environmental Literacy and its Relationship with Environmental Ethics

Background: Attention to environmental literacy and ethics in agriculture has a decisive role in nature conservation and production resources. If farmers do not have environmental literacy, irreparable damage to the environment is expected. The purpose of this study was to evaluate environmental literacy and its relationship with environmental ethics among farmers in Torbat-e-Heydariyeh. Metho...

Environmental Literacy Scope and Sequence

This section provides an easy-to-use reference for each of the 64 Concepts involved in a systems-based approach to environmental lessons and environmental issues. Concepts are listed in alphabetical order. Individual Concept reference pages include: • a definition of the Concept • a statement of student understanding of the Concept • a brief discussion of the basic ideas of the Concept In addit...

Environmental Education and Awareness

Contents 1. Introduction 2. The problem in context — some of the man-made environmental problems with potentially catastrophic consequences for life on earth 3. How did we get here? Evolution of human attitude to nature and the natural environment 3.1.

Towards Effective Environmental Education

By engaging the visiting public with live animals, zoos and aquariums can be effective providers of environmental education | In 2010, governments agreed to the United Nations Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, which aims to halt and eventually reverse global biodiversity loss (http://www.cbd.int/ sp/default.shtml). To build support and momentum for this urgent task, the United Nations ...

Environmental Literacy: Knowledge for a Healthier Public