Published March 21, 2025 | Version v1
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Environmental Education and Awareness

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Govt College for Girls, Ludhiana

Contributors

  • 1. Khalsa College for Women Civil Lines Ludhiana
  • 2. khalsa college for women civil lines

Description

The phenomenon known as “Environmental Education and Awareness” includes sensitivity of individuals, development of social groups and understanding of issues of environment as a whole. The study of importance and implementation of environmental education and awareness are crucial as environment is changeable phenomena and its study can’t be determined for a longer time. The significant environmental challenges such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, loss of biodiversity influences the Demographic and economic aspects also. Environmental education and awareness is about shaping behavior and attitudes towards the environment. The implementation of environmental education gives way to the awareness regarding its issues among students. Environmental Education and Awareness helps in maintaining the understanding between human activities and natural systems. It’s a comprehensive approach which helps the students in the recognition of urgency of environmental issues and the need for sustainable development. The most important aim of environmental education is to create a sense of responsibility towards the surrounding, by developing understanding of causes and effects of environmental degradation among students. It encourages the students to adopt and to promote sustainable lifestyles. Environmentally aware youth has the potential for the long time protection of changeable environment. Environment Education and Awareness enables the youth to rise a great voice on environmental issues. The impact of education on environmental awareness results good influence on social norms and values, solution of environmental challenges

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