4. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
• Refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environment
function and, particularly, how human beings can manage their
behavior and ecosystems in order to live sustainably.
• The term is often used to imply education within the school system, from
primary to post-secondary. However, it is sometimes used more broadly to
include all efforts to educate the public and other audiences, including print
materials, websites, media campaigns, etc. Related disciplines include
outdoor education and experiential education.
5. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Is a learning process that increases people’s knowledge and awareness
about the environment and associated challenges, develops the
necessary skills, and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters
attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions
and take responsible action (UNESCO, Tbilisi Declaration, 1978)
6. IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
1. All major natural resources in the country are in grave danger of
irreparable damage.
2. A society cannot survive if its natural resources are rendered unfit
for use by its people.
3. The only hope of salvaging this grave situation is by making the
young aware that they need to proactivity begin to protect the
environment they will inherit.
4. Science and Technology can help in a limited way but cannot deliver
it.
5. It is a moral and ethical education for changing people’s attitude.
7. 6. To protect children living in polluted regions, environmental
education represents a relevant means of prevention.
7. It is a need of the time to propose environmental education
delivered with moral concept.
8. It is conceived to sustain participation of the citizens especially the
youth particularly in combating ill effects of climate change.
8.
9. •Republic Act No. 9512 (National Environmental
Awareness and Education Act of 2008)
An act to promote environmental awareness
through environmental education and for other
purposes.
10. • Republic Act 9003: January 26, 2001
This act providing for an ecological solid waste
management program, creating the necessary institutional
mechanisms and incentives, declaring certain acts prohibited
and providing penalties, appropriate funds thereof, and for
other purposes.
11. • Republic Act No. 9275: March 22, 2004
An act providing for a comprehensive water quality
management and for other purposes.
Section 2: Declaration of Policy- The state shall
pursue a policy of economic growth in a manner
consistent with the protection, preservation and revival
of the quality of our fresh, brackish and marine waters.
12. • Republic Act 8749: June 23, 1999
“Philippine clean Air Act of 1999” an act providing
for a comprehensive air pollution control policy and for
other purposes.
13. •Republic Act No. 9147
An act providing for the conservation and
protection of wildlife resources and their
habitats, appropriating funds therefore and
other purposes.
14. • Republic Act No. 9175
An act regulating the ownership,
possession, sale, importation and use of
chainsaws, penalizing violations thereof and
for other purposes.
15. CHED Memorandum Order No. 33 Series
of 2009
Subject: Integration of Environmental Education in the
Tertiary Education Curriculum particularly the Civic
Welfare Training Service Component of the National
Service Training Program.
16. Definition of Terms:
1. Biodegradable- any material that can be broken down by naturally
occurring organisms such as bacteria and fungi in air water and soil.
2. Composting- biological degradation under controlled conditions.
3. Domestic Waste- Refuse from household, as distinguished from
industrial waste, hospital waste etc., which maybe classified as a
biodegradable or non-biodegradable.
17. 4. Food Materials- Includes certain kind of seeds, pulp,
peelings, pickles, sweet or snacks.
5. Hazardous Waste- Special types of waste containing the
chemical biological and radioactive elements which are harmful
to human health.
18. 6. Incineration- the controlled process by which combustible materials
are burned and changed into gases and residues that contain little or
no combustible materials.
7. Non-biodegradable- any material that cannot be degraded or
decomposed by naturally occurring organisms such as bacteria and
fungi in air, water an soil.
8. Putrescible- a substance that decomposes at certain temperature in
contact with air and moisture; generally containing nitrogen.
19. Definition of Terms
9. Recycling – the re-use, retrieval, recommission of element/
matter for any and all purposes necessary to healthful and
productive living; the process by which waste materials are
transformed into new products in such a manner that the
original product may lose their identity.
10. Solid Waste- Include anything thrown away such as
garbage, rubbish, trash, litter, junk and refuse of any source.
21. 1.Nature knows best
This principle is the most basic and in fact encompasses all the
others. Humans have to understand nature and have to abide by the
rules nature dictates. In essence, one must go against the natural
processes if one would like to ensure a continuous and steady supply of
resources.
22. 2. All forms of life are important
Each organism plays a fundamental role in nature.
Since such occupational or functional position, otherwise
known as niche, cannot be simultaneously can be occupied
by more than one specie, it is apparent that all living things
must be considered as invaluable in the maintenance in
homeostasis in the ecosystem.
23. 3. Everything is connected to everything else
This principle is best exemplified by the concept of the
ecosystem. In an ecosystem, all biotic and amniotic
components interact with each other to ensure that the system
is perpetuated. Any outside interference may result in an
imbalance and the deterioration of the system.
24. 4. Everything Changes
It is said that the only permanent thing is change. As a
general classification, change may be linear, cyclical or
random. As example of random change is the eruption of
Mt. Pinatubo, which brought about great upheaval in many
parts of Luzon and changes in the topography of the land.
25. 5. Everything must go somewhere.
When a piece of paper is thrown away, it disappears from sight
but it does not cease to exist. It ends up elsewhere. Gases released in
smokestacks may disperse but they will end up a component of the
atmosphere or brought by rain. What particular types of waste should
the earth’s repository be of concern to us? It may be a pollutant of a
resource depending on factors.
26. 6. Ours is a finite Earth.
The earth’s resources can be classified as either renewable or
non-renewable.
Renewable resources are those that can easily be replaced by
natural cycles (e.g. water, air, plants, and animals)
Non-renewable resources are those that cannot be replenished
through natural cycles (e.g. ores of various metals, oil, and coal.
27. 7. Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s
creation.
Among all Creatures, humans are the only ones made in God’s image and
have been given the right to have dominion over all His creations. Being the
most intelligent and gifted with reason, humans are capable of manipulating
creation to their own advantage. Yet, creation exists not to be ravaged or
abused but to be taken care of. Humans cannot exist without nature. They are
co-natural with the environment they live in.
28. Synthesis
The world's environmental condition has deteriorated due to
excessive abuse by people. Air and water are polluted. Forests are
denuded by legal and illegal logging activities causing so much
soil erosion that eventually results in the silting of rivers and
oceans. Coral reefs are destroyed affecting negatively the marine
resources that supply a big proportion of the population with
protein in their diet.
29. Overconsumption of resources and overpopulation threatens the
existence and survival of many environmental products. Worse is the
development of aggression in many areas where natural resources
have not been maximally exploited.
Paying attention to environmental care has global implications. The
environmental impact of a nation's action cannot be limited to its
own country only. It affects other countries outside of its own
boundaries and beyond its territory.
30. Concern for the environment is the attention given to
educating the people on the preservation and protection of
existing resources and preventing it from exploitation. Also,
global environmental move movements encourage and
promote proper zero-waste management to protect the world
from pollution.
32. WHAT CAN BE DONE LOCALLY?
1. Reduce the sources of greenhouse gases emissions or enhance their sink or capture (mitigation). What
activities in your locality release carbon dioxide and similar greenhouse gases in the air? These activities
must be curtailed. In what concrete way can we help capture carbon dioxide in the air?
2. Moderate harmful effects of climate change and exploit its beneficial opportunities.
What projects or activities are being done in your communities to lessen the harmful effects of global
warming or offset its potential damages?
3. Support or join awareness raising of people in your locality/community about climate change. What
practices and behavior of people in your locality need to be changed?
33. 4. Carry out concrete disaster prevention, mitigation and management activities (capacity building). If your
community is high risk to flooding, stormy conditions, earthquakes or landslides training the local people in
damage/need assessment, shelter management, first aid, risk mapping, fire prevention, tree planting and early
warning among other things should be done.
5. Suggest or advocate the integration of climate change mitigation and adaptation into
organizational/institutional plans to mainstream this consciousness. Are you campus clubs aware of the
global warming issue? Have they included activities to address this concern in their respective action plans?
6. Support climate change responsive policies and ordinances (policy development). Is your barangay one of
those who have ordinances that are proactive in favor of reducing the risk of climate change and
strengthening the coping capacity of the community?
