Of course, it is regrettable that today people are no longer as interested in discussing ecological issues as I remember 40 years ago.

I think that only works through a fundamental change in attitude and consciousness. You have to be prepared for additional investment of time, additional efforts and costs are necessary if a family wants to live on this basis. Particularly committed women are willing to do this.

I think that the foundation of any curriculum (from elementary to post-graduate education) should be ecologically based. Here attached are a couple of papers that expand my personal thinking about this question.

I hope that this discussion will not involve a battle of reciprocal links to express our opinion. Academics should be able to present their personal position on this issue in brief.

A current champion of ecological education is David Orr who teaches and works at Oberlin College in Ohio, USA. David has been writing eloquently about this topic since the early 1990s. Also, another remarkable 20th century thinker in ecological education is anthroposophist Rudolf Steiner. Waldorf schools (well established in various world countries) that were inspired from his education philosophy appear to be successful in preparing youth to understand the environment and ecology.

Of course, it is regrettable that today people are no longer as interested in discussing ecological issues as I remember 40 years ago.

I agree with all replies to this interesting topic. I am not sure if I am within the topic, but sustainable development has been gradually getting in curricula. Since it is a multidisciplinary subject (environment, economy and social web), it is being negotiated in many topics.

I think that there is an increasing interest of developing curricula for sustainability as demonstrated for example by organizations such as the: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) here in the US and others in Europe and more countries. However, I wonder about the impacts that these and similar programs have on the education of youth for achieving a sustainable development. In my experience programs in sustainability are often tolerated by academic institutions to respond to students' pressure, but the resources allocated to these are minimal and often ineffective to make education for sustainability, truly transformative.

Hopefully this article helps you Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dear Friends and Colleagues of RG

Unfortunately, more and more data and research centers scientifically confirms that progressively progressing global warming has become a fact. First and foremost, human activity influences this. The impact of natural factors is significant, however, the progress of civilization, industrial development, greenhouse gas emissions in the past few decades has increased significantly and continues to grow. The biggest problem may be the inability to reverse this process even if all of the industry, energy and transport are now switching to renewable energy sources.

In the context of the progressive warming of the Earth's climate, the following question is of particular importance:

How should the use of modern technology develop pro-ecological education regarding the promotion of the need to develop the green economy concept, including sustainable ecological development? Please reply

Thank you very much Best wishes

One should not rely on the school, the curriculum and the teachers for this question, but should educate children from the beginning at home ecologically through the example of the parents and common actions, also in groups, which promote environmental awareness.

Within the framework of pro-ecological education, among others, such topics as the importance and protection of biological biodiversity and natural ecosystems should be included.

An example is the following topic:

In the context of the progressive warming of the Earth's climate, the following question is of particular importance:

Biodiversity is diverse in virtually unlimited degree, which results from the essence of processes of evolution of species, filet lines and entire ecosystems. It is thanks to the millions of years of evolutionary processes on Earth that there are so many different natural and highly diverse ecosystems in which different species of flora, fauna, fungi and microorganisms adapt to life in different and very diverse geographical and climatic environments.

The largest biodiversity of ecosystems and species functions in natural environmental environments in which ecosystems have evolved without human impact through millions of years of climatic and geographical conditions enabling the development of various life forms. These types of high biodiversity sites can be found in unpolluted rainforest ecosystems in tropical forests, in temperate climates and in coral reefs.

Unfortunately, human civilization activity contributes to the successive and accelerating process of biodiversity reduction by dying out species of living organisms. The areas of natural natural ecosystems are decreasing, including those in which the greatest biodiversity is diagnosed, such as the rainforests of the Amazon. The protection of naturalistic ecosystems and thus the protection of the planet's biodiversity is the most important challenge for mankind in the 21st century.

Do you agree with my opinion on this matter?

I invite you to the discussion

Thank you very much

Best wishes

Hein Retter

Yes, absolutely, that's also my own experience - and I see how principles of environmental consciousness are practiced in the families of my adult chilren and the grandchildren.

Based on the above considerations and interesting discussion, I formulated the following thesis that teaching the role and importance of ecology, implementation of the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development according to the green economy philosophy should be implemented at every level of education, including various fields of study as an additional subject, etc. In the context of this theses the following questions arise that may be the basis for conducting scientific research in this field:

In the context of the current negative effects of the progressing global warming process, teaching the role and importance of ecology, implementation of the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development according to the green economy philosophy, will teaching be introduced to curricula in various fields of study?

Are the current (end of August 2019) negative effects of the progressing global warming process such as the Siberian Tundra forest fires, Amazonian tropical rainforest fires, tropical forest fires in South Africa, increasing pollution of seas and oceans with plastic, more and more frequent climate disasters and weather anomalies etc. will increase the role and importance of ecology, implement the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development according to the green economy philosophy in teaching processes in schools and universities?

What do you think about this topic?

What is your opinion on this topic?

Please reply

education Increases pro-environmental behaviour such as environmental reading, joining an environmental group like the green activism, recycling etc. However, environmental awareness in needed in order for pro-environmental education to prosper as increase in awareness education will lead to increase in participation. in fact, higher education impacts significantly on certain pro-environmental behaviour.

Good Answer Dariusz Prokopowicz

Do you agree with me about the following?: Due to the increasing negative externalities of the development of civilization on the natural environment, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, accelerating the global warming process, the growing risk of increasingly severe weather anomalies (drought in arable fields, forest fires, mass extinction of pollinating insects, smog in agglomerations, shrinking surface water resources, etc.) so "environmental education" should be a compulsory subject in the education process implemented at primary school level.

What is your opinion on this topic?

Please reply,

I invite you to discuss

Thank you so much for participating in the discussion,

Regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Environmental education should have become the backbone of curricula long time ago. Waldorf education (inspired by anthroposophist Rudolf Steiner) is the only effort that made a dent in the education of children in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in the first half of the 20th century. However, a course, or a series of courses may remain non effective in developing an ecological conscience in society, unless the children/students are taken outside of classrooms, into nature. Even without any precise plan of instruction children in nature can learn, observe and explore on their own. Rachel Carson in her book: The Sea around us" wrote eloquently about this and more recently: The last Child in the Woods (2005)....forgot the author's name now, is another source of inspiration to foster environmental education for every level of instruction.

Dear Bruno Borsari, That's right, environmental education is very important. I am glad that you share my opinion on this matter. Best wishes, All the best, Stay healthy!

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Perhaps, the attached paper can contribute to this discussion. Please have a look.

Dear @Dariusz Prokopowicz

While studying at postgraduate level, I was taught "sustainable" development. After three decades, the concept is still continuing. The fact is: it is still a concept. Perhaps we are least interested in translating the concept into reality. When we talk of ecology, ecosystem, carrying capacity, and the like, majority comes with a slogan "how to feed and improve the economic status of ever growing population?" The world is running after industrialization without assessing pros and cons. Most of us are interested in dealing with the the consequence of climate change without paying the "causes" of climate change. In this context, your question is highly relevant.

Thanks!

There should be atleast one course must be taught related with ecology envirnment science and transgenics

Any curriculum (for every type of instruction), should be ecocentric and this education should begin in early childhood. Richard Low's book (last child in the woods (2005) explains it beautifully. Biologists like Rachel Carson, Edward O. Wilson, Jane Goodall should be read to instill in students an interest in nature and living things. Then, I would argue, it is left to the teacher to connect this type of learning to all the other disciplines.