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Republic Act No. 9512
“National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008”
refers to the
organized efforts to teach how natural
environment functions, specifically, how human
beings can manage their behavior and
ecosystems to live sustainably.
Environmental Education
Role of EE according to UNESCO
- protection of environment
- eradication of poverty
- minimization of inequalities
- insurance of SDG
-discipline in philosophy that
studies the moral relationship
of human beings to, and also
the value and moral status of,
the environment and its non-
human contents.
Environmental Ethics
Philosophical Approaches
- Anthropocentrism
- Biocentrism
- Ecocentrism
-human centered
ethics
-environment is the
source of infinite
resources
Anthropocentrism
-moral responsibility to the
environment
-nature-centered
perspective
-all forms of life have and
inherent right to exist
Biocentrism
-environmental responsibility
maintains that the
environment deserves direct
moral considerations
-there is a consideration
that there are limits to our
resources
Ecocentrism
-multidisciplinary approach that brings
about an appreciation of natural world and
human impacts.
-considered as applied science
Environmental Studies
Scope of Environmental Studies
- Natural Resources and Associated
Problems - Ecology and Biodiversity
- Environmental Pollution
- Social Issues and Environment
- Human Population and Its Effects on
Environment