Experience and Problems of Environmental Education, Education and Upbringing

Abstract

The relevance of the formation of environmental literacy and environmentally responsible behavior is due, on the one hand, to the growing environmental problems under the influence of various factors caused, including by human activities (extinction of animal species, climate change, lack of natural resources, air and water pollution, etc.) . On the other hand, a positive agenda for socio-economic changes in society based on the ideas of “sustainable development”. The inclusion of issues of environmental literacy and environmentally responsible behavior in the content of general and additional education is a global trend, determined by the growing role of education for sustainable development. Environmental literacy is a logical component of education for sustainable development, the associated attention to the various interactions of various elements of the environment, includes human activities that are essential to achieve a self-sustaining community that preserves resources for future generations. The proposed recommendations use the following concept of “environmental literacy”: the ability to understand the systems and processes of nature and the environment that allow the creation and functioning of sustainable communities.