UNIT 1 – ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Concept and Meaning of Environment ᎓ Components of Environment ᎓ Types of Environment ᎓ Environmental Awareness ᎓ Environmental Attitude ᎓ Ecological Intelligence ᎓ Ecological Sensitivity ᎓ Environmental Education: Focal Aspects of Environmental Education ᎓ Goals of Environmental Education ᎓ Objectives of Environmental Education ᎓ Need and Importance of Environmental Education ᎓ Scope of Environmental Education.

UNIT II: – NATURAL RESOURCES, PROBLEMS, AND SOLUTIONS

Land Resources and Prevention of Soil Erosion ᎓ Forest Resources and Prevention of Deforestation ᎓ Water Resources and Prevention of Water Scarcity ᎓ Mineral Resources, and Prevention and Exploitation of Minerals ᎓ Food Resources, Food Crisis, and Increasing Food Production ᎓ Energy Resources ᎓ Alternative Energy Resources.

UNIT ᎓III: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, HAZARDS, AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Environmental Degradation ᎓Types of Environmental Degradation ᎓ Environmental Pollution ᎓ Environmental Pollutants ᎓ Types of Pollution: Soil/Land Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Radiation/Nuclear Pollution, Light Pollution, Solid Waste Pollution ᎓ Prevention and Management of Pollution ᎓ Hazards and Disaster Management: Earth Quake, Land Slides, Volcanic Eruption, Forest Fire, Tsunami, Cyclone, Flood – Nuclear and Industrial Accidents ᎓ Oil Spills 

UNIT ᎓IV: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, POLICIES, AND PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

Major Environmental Problems: Global Warming, Green House Effect, Climate Change, Ozone Layer Depletion, Acid Rain, Extinction of Flora and Fauna᎓ National Environmental Policies and Programmes: Environmental Legislation, Acts, Rules, Notifications and Amendments, National and Regional Green Tribunals, Pollution Control Board ᎓ International NGOs and Environmental Protection: Environmental Foundation for Africa, World Wide Fund for Nature, Conservation International, Green Peace᎓International Union for Conservation of Nature

UNIT 5 – ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM Status of Environmental Education in School Curriculum ᎓ Environmental Education at different levels of School Education ᎓Innovative Methods of Teaching Environmental Education ᎓ Problems faced in Teaching Environmental Education ᎓ Role of UNEP, CEE and NCERT in promoting Environmental Education