Abstract:
Pollution is a problem of modern life and the atomic age in which we are living today. It is concerned with the consequences of man's technology in those natural areas on which life essentially depends: air, water and soil. The study of all aspects of nature and their relationships to one other, is known as the science of ecology. The principle cause of injury and extrusion of species is the alteration of the ecosystems in which they live. Such changes involve the modification, degradation and sometimes total destruction of a habitat, usually by man, and in particular through the felling of forests and the drainage of swamps. A classic example of habitat destruction is the island of the Republic of Malagasy, which at one time was completely enveloped in rich forest. We experience environmental problems because of the way we presently try to satisfy our personal and social needs, therefore we must strive to achieve solutions which will bring man into harmony with his environment - that is the task of environmental education. In developing an environmental educational programme, one must be especially concerned with those aspects of human behaviour, attitudes and values which are most directly related to man's interaction with the biophysical environmental problems. Because there is an essential and close relationship between values and education, not only one subject should be devoted to these activities but the programme of environmental education should be integrated into all possible school subjects, as has been shown in this dissertation.
