INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN INDIA

Environmental education system needs intervention, communication and education through short or long term courses to enhance skills and capacity building to improve higher education system. Environmental management issues in higher education by providing information, running events, developing cases and guidance materials, and other means like identifying and disseminating best practice is a good tool for evaluation. Developing the capacity of staff with environment- related responsibilities to achieve positive environmental change within their institutions through action workshops and other means is important. Teachers do have a relatively broad conceptualization of environmental education (EE) but that the perceived link between EE and school improvement is not strong. Environmental education can be improved through various means of communication and media tools. For establishing a sustainable society that realizes sound economic development with reduced environmental loads while maintaining a healthy and productive environment, providing a basic principle on environmental conservation activities, encouragement of willingness for environmental conservation and environmental education, clarifying the responsibilities of citizens and private bodies etc., the State, local governments, establish a basic policy and other necessary matters to encourage their willingness for environmental conservation and promote environmental education, thereby contributing to ensure healthy and cultured living for both the present and future generations of the nation. There is a need to develop sensitivity in population. Some innovative approaches are-Use of Various Media and Technology, Promote partnership and cooperation among non-government organizations, promote Research and exchange visits, Progression towards greener curricula etc. we all (NGOs, schools, and other community groups) must all work together to ensure the future success of environmental education campaigns ranging from the global to the local level.