A Study of Environmental Awareness of Class IX Students of Bhadrak District, Odisha

Abstract

The environment is the objects, conditions or circumstances through which an organism is surrounded which consists of all biotic factors comprising human beings, plants, animals, microbes and all a biotic factors consisting of water, light, soil, air, and so on. In other words, the environment is the aggregate of peripheral situations that stimulus the life of all organisms and determines the quality and duration of survival. Due to the population explosion, expanding industrialization and unplanned urbanization, the problems of environmental degradation is increasing rapidly. Many threats and problems are occurring to the environment such as global warming, ozone depletion, drought, soil erosion, deforestation, and pollutions which are degrading our environment. Most of these burning environmental problems are occurring by human activities mainly. Human beings are regularly exploiting environmental resources without proper planning and ecological thinking. The recently developed concept of sustainable development has increased the importance of environmental sustainability, as it is impossible to achieve sustainable development without environmental sustainability. Therefore, educating about the environment and creating environmental awareness among masses is very important and need of the hour. Environmental education is the process of building knowledge, skills, understanding, values, attitudes, abilities and awareness among people about the environment and its protection. It is the process of education about the environment, education for the environment and education through the environment.