Abstract
Over the past years, there have been great concerns over the global environmental issues. Human activities have contributed towards climate changes that are affecting the world. The rise of temperature has been noticeable and this strengthens the arguments of the greenhouse effect. Among the environmental concerns include carbon dioxide emissions by transportation, deforestation, open burning, excessive waste, river pollution and etc. These issues have raised the global need for environmental citizenship. It is a form of citizenship that prioritizes and emphasizes the importance of the environment and one that crosses the national territorial borders. It stresses the need to have citizens who inhibit greater awareness of the environment and try to maintain and preserve the earth by participating in ‘green’ activities and saving the earth. This research aimed at exploring the awareness, understanding, perception and participation of Malaysian youth with regards to environmental citizenship. Six focus groups were conducted within Klang Valley with each group comprising of 5-6 people. The informants consisted of Malay, Chinese and Indian youths between the age of 18-25. The questions were focused on the general and technical understanding of environmental issues, the sources of information on the environment and the role that these individuals and the community have played as environmental citizens.
Highlights
Environmental issues have been of strong concern over the years
This research aimed at exploring the understanding and awareness of environmental citizenship in Malaysia and to view their perception and participation level on environmental activities
The responses from the focus group discussions were divided into four key themes which consist of awareness, understanding, perception and participation
Summary
Environmental issues have been of strong concern over the years. Climate change, greenhouse effect, pollutions, deforestation are some key words that describes the environmental issues and problems. The key message of the importance of environmental issue has not been properly conveyed to the audience. With the issue of the environment being of a global concern and it involves issues of rights and duties towards the environment, the concept of environmental citizenship have since been established. It works on the parameter of the basic definition of citizenship but incorporates the growing concern over environmental issues
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