Question

Answer the following question in detail (in 150-200 words).

Discuss the value of Environment Education in schools and colleges today.

Answer 1

The study of Environmental Education in schools and colleges proves to be beneficial in the following ways:

1. Environmental Education makes students more conscious about rapid environmental degradation.
2. It makes them understand the severity of the problem and its implications on the future.
3. It makes them realise that it's high time that they should take serious steps to protect mother nature
4. It encourages them to come up with various measures on a personal level for protecting environment. e.g. reducing the use of plastic, engaging in afforestation activities, insisting parents to properly dispose waste at home etc.
5. It also enables them to understand the importance of sustainable development.
6. In short, Environmental Education is the need of an hour and would aid in protection of the environment.