ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

The most hazardous event of the present century is rapid degradation of environmental quality. The
population explosion creates situation like more people needing more food, more energy and more things
of daily use, such as housing, clothing and automobiles. Environmental Education not only educates the
world population about the natural environment and its problem; but also aims at developing in them the
knowledge, attitude and skills necessary to protect the natural balance in. environment besides working
for its enrichment. Environmental Education is nothing but teaching a man how to interact fully with the
surrounding world, so as to improve his inner world. Environmental education enables one to maintain
his life. This in turn, helps in the preservation of human race.