A Study Of Environmental Awareness And Eco-Friendly Behavior Of Secondary School Students

Abstract

Environment is the priceless gift of nature and is highly dynamic, multidimensional and interdisciplinary concept which encompasses various elements concerning human settlements like air and land which consequently influences all forms of life in one way or other. Environment has a bundle of resources with support, develop, or enrich human life. To sustain development large quantity of nature resources are ex hosted. This is further compounded by the effects of population explosion. Nature is a beautiful gift with most diverse, ecological adapted and naturally well managed earth for the survival of all varieties of organism as man has advanced and overpopulated, 'selfish' instinct leading to use of natural resources including living being caused tremendous imbalance in the biological diversity. Several environmental hazards and crisis arise from the deliberate abuse, misuse, and exploitation of nature resources by greedy man. Lithosphere, hydrosphere, energy resources, atmosphere, and space have all been harmfully polluted by human intervention. Traditional Indian societies have existed in nature. The sun was their god, the earth their mother, they worshiped the river, the tree, and the four 1 RIE Library Bhopal directions. The animals and birds found enlogy in their prayer and poems. 2Much of philosophy, culture, and science were involved in our forest based ashrams before two and a half million years when man started his life; he simply utilized a small portion of god gifted nature resources. As the number increased, his culture and technology being advanced, he modified the natural system into an artificial and highly productive system to get more sources. This leads to enormous exploitation of natural resources and gigantic and unmanageable amount of by-products and wastages, has resulted in today's environmental crisis, which has endangered not only human existence but also the earth. The planet, earth is the only place where mankind can live. There we find need and care of it. Today, all the countries are facing several hazardous environmental problems. We not only face problems but also create problems to environment. The misuse of environment is the cause for the present "civilization crisis". The quality of life of people considerably declined because of pollution. Conservation and protection of environment 1s one of the major challenges the world facing. Only one amicable relationship with nature can save the environment and us. Hence, human beings are asked to reduce recycle and to reuse their resources.