Environmental Education and Its Relationship to Science Education

The increasing emphasis on the degradation of earth and its life sustaining resourceshas prompted the author to research ways in which learnerscould be actively and consciously educated to promote sustainable living.As Environmental Education does not exist as an independent subject within the school curriculumthe author examined the possibility of harnessing the synergy between Science Education and Environmental Educationso as to develop sustainable programmes and curriculum initiativesto ensure the future sustainability of life on earth.The talismanic role that science can play in developing learners into problem solversinnovatorsentrepreneurs and community leaderwho possess the knowledgeskillsattitudes and valuesnecessary to successfully engage the ubiquitous challenges to sustainable environmental management and life-style choiceswas investigated. Thus this book is directed to all educators education authoritiesenvironmentalists and community organizationsinterested in utilizing science as a conduit for cogently creating an enabling environment that prepares learners to meet the otherwise arcane challenges of sustainable living.