Category: Environmental Education

Abstract

Hands on activity refer to brings about change in the society as it increases space for human activities to attain environmental sustainability. The study aimed to investigate the effect of hands-on activity programme on the awareness of environmental sustainability. This was a participatory empirical research where students, teachers, and local community members participated in a hands-on activity programme of environmental sustainability to improve the environmental issues of the locality. Students (n=20), teachers (n=4), and local people (n=16) were participated in the hands on activity programme. Non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis H Test used to analyze the feedback cum responses towards hands-on activity & environmental sustainability questionnaire. It was resulted that there was no significance difference in the responses towards the hands on activity programme and environmental sustainability questionnaire. The students, teachers, and the local people opined that a hand on activity is an effort of environmental sustainability.

Introduction

In the recent days, machines are working activities with the help of low workers, but in debate, how machines are able to protect the air, soil, and water from manmade pollutants, if man himself or herself is responsible or accountable to manage environmental sustainability to protect mother planet, the earth. In fact, individual participation necessary to protect the nature through hands on activity program could help or benefit to understand the concepts of nature, environment, and sustainability of environment. However, hands on activities are easy, feasible, reliable, valid, and eco-friendly to apply in the classrooms, institutions, and societies to keep the planet green and clean. Activities like field trips or study trips are organizing for the students or people to visit the ideal waste disposal sites and to see working of different devises those measures the affect of pollution. Hands on activities aim at organizing mass tree plantation programme, road cleaning, composting, making rally with environmental sustainability slogans, starting environmental, and nature related project, and making people aware about the importance of sustainable environment. Hands on activity such as using domestic wastewater and animal excreta, composting unused weeds, composting peel of the fruits and vegetables, using waste papers and plastics, grass and weeds. Similarly, utilizing agricultural lands and kitchen gardens; identifying the eco-friendly pests in agriculture and kitchen gardens are the examples of effective hands on activities those people can practice in their day-to-day lives. Similarly, hands on activity refers to the creativity on constructing beautiful statue using rock, soil, plastic or unused paper; habiting waste paper works, and fine arts in unused plastics and cans, and with unused or broken glass, tin, metals, or in paper curtains. It is also possible to reuse the unused electronic wastes like; rejected desktops, laptop batteries, mobiles, toner, inverter, air conditioners, televisions, phones, and different unused and rejected machines. School ground as environmental learning resources where teachers’ and pupils’ has major rules to create awareness people towards healthy waste collection and composting (Atmodiwirjo, 2013). Carter, Tyrrel & Peter (1999) sustainability of community water supply and sanitation programmes in developing countries encourage effective hand washing. Orzali (2009) connected students towards sustainability through hands on learning in high school science classroom. Jena (2011) investigated the relationship among hands on experience, community participation, observation, field visit, multimedia, and demonstration with environmental awareness. Students’ hands on experience enhanced environmental awareness but community participation and field visit was not related to the environmental awareness. Chowdhury (2014) found soil hand washing was not effective than soap washing. Hilary (2013) found hand washing campaigning could change thousands local peoples belief towards health sustainability. Jena (2012) planted more than 250 saplings and worked on sustainable development and environmental education programme found conventional educational methods are no longer adequate for the real needs of tomorrow, and environment sustainability is more prevalent and related with the higher education institutions. In addition, Jena (2018) found that community sanitation program encourages local people about environmental sustainability in Assam, India.

Design of the study

This was a participatory empirical research where teachers, students, and local community members participated in the hands-on activity programme of environmental sustainability to improve the environmental issues of the locality as well as the earth. There was no formal hypothesis except the working hypothesis in form of research questions, and objectives. Non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis H Test used to analyze the response towards hands-on activity & environmental sustainability questionnaire.

Tool

Hands-on Activity & Environmental Sustainability Feedback cum Questionnaire

The feedback cum questionnaire has two parts. Part I (i.e. Feedback) has 11 dichotomous types of items and all these items of the feedback were related to the hands-on activity, whereas, the hands-on activity & environmental sustainability cum questionnaire has seven Likert types 5 points option having Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Undecided (UD), Disagree (D),& Strongly Disagree (SD), like options to respond. The KR20 reliability of part 1 of the questionnaire was.76 whereas the content validity ratio and the Split-half reliability of part 11 of the questionnaire was .64 & .71 .

Procedure of data collection

Composting, tree planting; and the techniques of reducing, reusing, recycling waste materials were the activities those the participants practiced and experienced. Students advised the people on how to compost banana peels, apple cores, grape stacks, vegetable peels and discussed on how to maintain environment sustainability. People realized the affect of wastewater, plastics, & fossil fuel. In addition, students took tea, water, sweets in their reusable cup, water bottle, glass, and after lunch, they used dustbin and requested the local people to use recycle bin for waste paper, plastic, & waste metal. Students practiced composting, planted trees, and trained people the techniques of reducing, reusing, recycling waste materials. The researcher advised the people on how to compost banana peels, apple cores, grape stacks, and vegetable peels those were habit maintains environment sustainability. During and after hands on activity programme a closed ended Hands-on Activity & Environmental Sustainability Feedback cum Questionnaire was administered to measure the effectiveness.

The teachers had the highest mean rank (27.00) than students group, (21.45) but this was an indication of better significant respond level of hands-on activity whereas the local people had the lowest mean rank (16.36). The Kruskal-Wallis Test (5.531) when the level of significance was set at 0.05, the small p value (.062) where the Chi-Square approximation, corrected for the existence of ties in the ranks of the data indicated no significant difference in participants rating for individual assignment. The result of the test was in the expected direction and found not significant. Hence, the item 2 (i.e. Composting Banana peels, apple cores, grape stacks, vegetable peels are the practice, which supported environment sustainability) was accepted.

Finding and discussion

It was resulted that there was no significance difference in the responses of the feedback as well as in the hands on activity programme and environmental sustainability questionnaire. The students, teachers, and the local people opined that hands on activity were an effort of environmental sustainability. Moreover, there was not surprisingly mean difference among teachers, students, and local people. Hence, hands-on activity programme was an effort of environmental sustainability. The recent study investigated the effectiveness of the hands on activity programme on the awareness of environmental sustainability. It was resulted that the hands on activity programme was a practical and necessary effort to manage solid waste, open defecation, and minimizing use of plastics, and polythene. It advised to use reusable cup, plate, glass, and permanent bags during lunch, dinner, and marketing. 100% participants (e.g.teachers, students, and local people) opined that hands on activity programme encouraged on composting, tree planting, reducing, reusing waste materials and aware the people on how to keep clean and green the environment and the mother earth. Orzali, 2009, supported this result. Christian & Rehan, 1999 found that hands on experience or hands on activity were the ultimate ways of environmental sustainability. They suggested that effective hand washing, stopping open defecation, cleaning sewages, lands filling the garbage are the ways of hands on activity. Jena, 2011 determined the relationship among hands on experience, community participation, observation, field visit, demonstration, multimedia on environment awareness. It was resulted that hands on experience directly correlated with environmental awareness. World toilet day encourages people to stop open defecation, and for that purpose collaborative house hold water treatment project and other innovative ideas were undertaken to maintain the environmental sustainability.

Conclusion

In this recent project, hands on activity programs were organized by the researcher, and evaluated the feedback and questionnaire of the participants. Teachers, students, and community people were participated in the hands on activity program organized in Silchar, Assam at two different places. In fact, the participants advised the people to use reusable cup in their home and they advised the tea stall proprietors to keep reusable cup made up of ceramics, steel, or glass. The participants collected and cleaned the polythene wastes, broken glass, plastics, and usable plastic bottle, and put these in the waste bins. They also planted few saplings and demonstrated the local people how to compost the vegetable wastes. In this programme, the participants also demonstrated to the people the effective hand washing and advised to practice before and after eating, and after defecation. Individually the participants visited and observed the condition of the sanitary latrine of the local people and advised to keep clean the latrine. In addition to these brooms, Dettols, phenyls, and bleaching powder distributed among the local people to keep the community clean and germ free. If we critically analyze these activities, we could guess how participants dedicated their work hour to the local people. Nevertheless, if the other organizations, NGOs, Government and private enterprises will come forward to organize such activities for the community development, then naturally India will be clean and green within 2020. Hence, hands on activity were an effort to get sustainability of the environment. The researcher is requesting the world of community to participate in the hands on activity programme to keep, manage, and maintain the environment clean and green.

We often talk about our environmental education program’s success, but we may fail to specify the outcome that defines that success. Are we successful at instilling climate literacy? At fostering self-efficacy and individual pro-environmental behaviors, or at sparking deliberation, civic engagement, and collective action? Or maybe our intended outcome relates to positive youth development, inspiring hope, or some type of resilience?

Defining program outcomes is the first step in a program development cycle and works in concert with educators’ audience assessments. Climate change education outcomes are any desired changes that result from climate change education programs and that are intended to enhance natural and human systems by reducing greenhouse gasses and, where needed, helping communities adapt to climate change in an environmentally sound manner. Specifying outcomes enables educators to strategically plan and evaluate program activities. It is important to note that making a program’s desired outcomes transparent also enables educators to reflect on how likely their activities are to reach their goals, and to adjust if necessary.

Below, we describe three categories of climate change education outcomes drawn from environmental education and climate change communication research, as well as from our own experience and conversations with climate change educators: individual outcomes like climate literacy, attitudes, self-efficacy, and behavior change; community outcomes like collective efficacy, social capital, and collective action; and direct environmental outcomes. We conclude with a short discussion of resilience, a term that can refer to individuals, communities, ecosystems, and integrated social-ecological systems. Climate Change and Environmental Education Outcomes Focused on Individuals Climate literacy (knowledge and skills), positive attitudes and emotions, and self-efficacy all contribute to changes in individual environmental behaviors. Climate Literacy Climate literacy blends knowledge and skills. Climate knowledge includes knowledge about climate systems and processes, and about how humans affect climate, how climate change affects humans, and what actions humans can take to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

While knowledge is one factor in people’s decision to act pro-environmentally (or toward climate change solutions), knowledge on its own is not sufficient for motivating behavior change. Knowledge differs from climate awareness, which is a broad concept referring to knowing that something exists. In environmental education, awareness refers to an individual’s perception of, influence on, and concern for the environment. Climate-related skills are abilities that enable someone to perform a task and lead to a desired action or goal over time. Climate literacy skills include communicating about climate change, assessing climate-related information,6 and participating in constructive dialogue. According to Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science, a climate literate person understands the essential principles of the earth’s climate system, knows how to assess scientifically credible information about climate communicates about climate and climate change in a meaningful way, and is able to make informed and responsible decisions with regard to actions that may affect climate. The National Academy of Sciences also includes behavior change under the umbrella of climate literacy. Environmental literacy is broader than climate literacy. Environmental literacy is defined as the ability to make informed decisions concerning the environment; being willing to act on these decisions to improve the well-being of other individuals, societies, and the global environment; and participating in civic life. Attitudes and Emotions Attitudes and emotions are included in definitions of environmental literacy but are generally left out of definitions of climate literacy. However, understanding attitudes and emotions is critical to designing climate education programs. Attitudes are cognitive representations of how people evaluate an action, event, idea, or thing.

The building blocks for attitudes include values, beliefs, and emotions. Many environmental education programs operate with the goal of promoting positive attitudes toward the environment, although research shows that attitudes are very hard to change. A large body of climate change communication research focuses on understanding public attitudes toward climate change and on experimenting with the ways in which communication affects attitudes. This research can help environmental educators target their message while avoiding trying to directly change attitudes.

Introduction (200 words)

As we find ourselves entrenched deeper into the Anthropocene era, the state of our environment and its impact on the planet has emerged as compelling subjects of discussion and study. The term ‘environment’ encapsulates our immediate surroundings and the natural world – a complex web of ecosystems supporting many life forms, including humans. This essay delves into the intricacies of the environment and scrutinizes the tangible and intangible effects it harbors on our planet.

Our existence is inexorably intertwined with the environment. It provides the resources we need to survive and thrive, from the air we breathe to the food and water we drink. Simultaneously, it absorbs the byproducts of our activities, acting as a custodian of balance. However, with the advent of industrialization and technology, we have exploited and reshaped the environment, consequently influencing its ability to support life.

With the environment essay as our primary lens, we will explore various environmental issues, their causative factors, and implications, followed by a discourse on potential solutions and strategies to restore the planet’s ecological health. This journey of exploration will foster a more profound understanding of our relationship with the environment and emphasize the urgency of environmental conservation for our planet’s sustainability.

Environment Essay 1 (100 words)

The environment constitutes the natural world that surrounds us. It includes everything from microscopic organisms in the soil to the vast expanse of oceans, forests, and the atmosphere encompassing the earth. It’s a complex network of living organisms and the physical components they interact with, forming an intertwined matrix of life and matter. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume all stem from this environment.

Our actions directly impact the environment, sometimes with detrimental effects. Deforestation, pollution, and climate change are all resultant of our activities. This environment essay is a clarion call to acknowledge our environment’s importance and encourage efforts towards its protection. 

Environment Essay 2 (200 words)

The environment, an expansive term embodying our natural surroundings, is crucial in sustaining life on Earth. As we delve deeper into this ‘environment essay’, it’s essential to comprehend the environment’s breadth, encompassing living organisms, the air, water, soil, weather, and natural phenomena.

Our planet’s environment is a harmonious interplay of these components, fostering biodiversity and facilitating the life cycle. However, in recent centuries, human activities have begun to disrupt this balance. Deforestation has stripped the Earth of its green cover, leading to the loss of habitats and biodiversity. Pollution, in the form of waste dumping and harmful emissions, has tainted our water and air, posing severe health risks. Additionally, the excessive burning of fossil fuels has precipitated climate change, heralding erratic weather patterns and global warming.

Our actions echo in our surroundings, often with long-lasting and devastating effects. Despite the gloom, it’s not too late for rectification. Promoting sustainable practices, endorsing renewable energy sources, implementing stringent regulations to curb pollution, and fostering a global consciousness toward environmental conservation can alleviate these issues.

This environment essay urges collective action toward restoring our planet’s health. By protecting and respecting our environment, we preserve the plethora of life it nurtures and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.

Environment Essay 3 (300 words)

In its broadest sense, the environment encompasses all natural systems on Earth – living and non-living elements interacting in a complex web of relationships that foster life. This ‘environment essay’ seeks to elucidate the environment’s significance, threats, and role in its preservation.

The environment provides essential resources like air, water, food, and raw materials, facilitates the decomposition of waste, regulates climate, and hosts an array of biodiversity. It is an intricate system where each element performs distinct roles yet operates in cohesion, maintaining the planet’s overall health.

Nevertheless, the harmony of our environment is increasingly perturbed due to human activities. Industrialization, urbanization, and consumerism have amplified our demands on the environment. Forests are razed for agriculture and infrastructure, leading to habitat loss and extinction of numerous species. Excessive exploitation of natural resources depletes them at a pace faster than their natural regeneration. Moreover, our relentless emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases has compromised air and water quality and accelerated climate change, leading to global warming, erratic weather patterns, and rising sea levels.

Such disruption not only endangers the environment’s capacity to sustain life but also jeopardizes our own survival. The cascading effects of environmental degradation – health issues, resource scarcity, and societal conflicts – are becoming glaringly apparent.

In these environmental crises, adopting sustainable practices becomes a moral and existential imperative. We must reduce, reuse, and recycle to decrease our waste output. Conservation of resources, a switch to renewable energy, and the planting of more trees can combat climate change. Governments worldwide must implement stricter environmental regulations, and corporations should commit to environmentally-friendly practices. 

In conclusion, this environment essay emphasizes that, as custodians of the Earth, we bear the responsibility of protecting and restoring our environment. Through collective efforts and sustainable practices, we can help rehabilitate our planet and ensure a healthier, more sustainable future for all.

Environment Essay 4 (400 words)

The environment comprises a complex interplay of living and non-living components that sustain life on Earth. It includes everything from the microscopic organisms in the soil, the lush forests, and the expansive oceans to the air that envelops our planet. Through this ‘environment essay’, we aim to shed light on the intricacies of the environment, the challenges it faces, and the need for its preservation.

The environment is our life-support system, providing essential resources like food, water, and air. It plays a vital role in regulating the planet’s climate, facilitating the decomposition of waste, and hosting a stunning array of biodiversity. It’s a delicately balanced system where each component has a role. Disrupting one element can cascade, impacting the entire environmental equilibrium.

Regrettably, human activities over the centuries have led to such disruption. Deforestation for agriculture, settlement, and infrastructure has led to significant biodiversity loss and contributed to climate change. Excessive consumption and wastage of resources strain the environment’s capacity for regeneration. Pollution, resulting from industrial emissions and waste dumping, has tainted our air, water, and soil, posing severe health risks and compromising the survival of many species.

Climate change, propelled by our relentless emission of greenhouse gases, has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental concerns. It is causing global warming, rising sea levels, and erratic weather patterns, threatening human and wildlife populations.

Faced with these grim realities, it’s crucial that we change our relationship with the environment. It’s no longer viable to continue our current resource consumption and waste production trajectory. Instead, we must shift towards sustainable practices – reducing, reusing, and recycling resources, advocating for renewable energy sources, and supporting environmentally-friendly technologies.

Regulatory interventions are equally crucial. Governments must enforce stricter environmental regulations to curb pollution and conserve natural resources. Businesses must be incentivized to adopt green practices. On an individual level, each one of us can contribute by leading a more environmentally-conscious lifestyle.

Education plays a key role in promoting environmental awareness. Schools, colleges, and community programs should incorporate environmental education to instill a sense of responsibility and empower individuals to contribute to environmental conservation.

In conclusion, this environment essay underscores the urgency of environmental conservation. It is a collective responsibility that demands the participation of all – governments, businesses, communities, and individuals alike. By prioritizing the environment, we not only ensure its survival but also secure a sustainable, healthier future for ourselves and generations to come.

Environment Essay 5 (500 words)

The environment, encapsulating the natural world that envelopes us, plays a pivotal role in supporting life on Earth. This all-encompassing term refers to the intricate matrix of living organisms and non-living components that collectively maintain the balance of life on our planet. Through this ‘environment essay’, we delve into the complexities of the environment, the challenges it currently grapples with, and the imperative need for its preservation and restoration.

The environment fulfills several key functions integral to our survival. It provides us with essential resources such as food, water, and air; it facilitates the decomposition of waste, regulates the planet’s climate, and offers a habitat to a diverse array of species. This finely tuned system operates with delicate precision, where each component interacts and interrelates with others, contributing to the overall health and vitality of the planet.

However, in the past few centuries, human activities have significantly disturbed this environmental equilibrium. Industrialization and urbanization, and an increasing global population have amplified our demand for resources and space. Forests are being cleared at an alarming rate for agriculture and infrastructure development, resulting in substantial habitat loss and a decline in biodiversity. Unregulated extraction of natural resources has outpaced their natural replenishment, leading to their rapid depletion.

Moreover, our environment is grappling with the menacing issue of pollution. Industrial waste and harmful emissions pollute our air, water, and soil, imposing severe health risks for humans and wildlife and compromising the survival of various species. In addition to pollution, the escalating greenhouse gas emissions, largely due to the burning of fossil fuels, have accelerated climate change, heralding a host of detrimental effects such as global warming, sea-level rise, and erratic weather patterns.

These environmental challenges pose a significant threat to our planet’s sustainability and our own survival. As such, the protection and conservation of our environment emerge as imperatives of the highest order. A shift towards sustainable and eco-friendly practices is critical. Reducing our consumption, reusing where possible, and recycling waste can significantly decrease our environmental footprint.

Transitioning to renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. Businesses should be encouraged to incorporate green practices in their operations, such as minimizing waste and optimizing resource usage. Governments have a crucial role to play in enforcing stricter environmental regulations and policies that prioritize conservation and sustainable development.

Furthermore, education is a powerful tool for fostering a sense of environmental responsibility. Incorporating environmental studies in academic curricula and promoting awareness through community programs can empower individuals and communities to actively participate in environmental conservation.

In conclusion, this environment essay underscores the critical need for environmental preservation. The current environmental crises necessitate collective action and responsibility. We must reassess our relationship with the environment and take meaningful steps to safeguard it. By prioritizing the environment, we safeguard our survival and ensure a sustainable, healthier future for ourselves and generations to come. The time to act is now; our environment, our planet, and our future depend on it.

Environment Essay 6 (600 words)

The environment, a synergistic system of living organisms and non-living components, is vital for life on Earth. It provides essential resources, regulates our climate, decomposes waste, and hosts many species, contributing to Earth’s incredible biodiversity. However, human activities have profoundly impacted this delicate balance, warranting a closer look, as we do in this ‘environment essay.’

Impact Of Humans On The Environment

Human beings, despite being a small fraction of life on Earth, have had an unparalleled impact on the environment. Our actions have induced significant changes in the world’s ecosystems, often with detrimental consequences.

Foremost among these impacts is deforestation. As humans expanded agricultural practices, built infrastructure, and exploited wood for fuel and construction, vast tracts of forests were cleared. This has not only led to the loss of habitats and a decline in biodiversity but also disrupted the global carbon cycle, contributing to climate change. Forests act as carbon sinks, absorbing CO2 and releasing oxygen. Their removal exacerbates the issue of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere.

Moreover, the extraction and consumption of natural resources have escalated at an unsustainable pace. Mining operations, fossil fuel usage, overfishing, and water misuse are depleting resources faster than their natural replenishment. The pollution generated by industrial waste, plastic litter, and chemical runoff has further added to the environmental burden, contaminating our air, water, and soil, thereby endangering various species and human health.

The most pervasive impact, however, is climate change. Our relentless burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and emission of greenhouse gases have caused a significant rise in global temperatures, manifesting in melting polar ice caps, rising sea levels, and erratic weather patterns. These changes pose an existential threat to many species, including humans, and can potentially disrupt socio-economic structures.

The Importance Of The Environment

The importance of the environment cannot be overstated. It is our life-support system, the very foundation upon which the survival and prosperity of all life forms, including humans, depend. Hence, the protection and restoration of the environment must be our priority.

Addressing the environmental crises we have caused requires a paradigm shift in our behaviors and practices. At the individual level, we can contribute by adopting more sustainable lifestyles – reducing consumption, reusing products, recycling waste, and opting for public transport or carpooling to lower carbon emissions.

On a larger scale, transitioning to renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and hydropower, can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Governments and policy-makers must enforce stringent environmental regulations, promote sustainable practices, and invest in green technologies.

Businesses also have a significant role to play. Adopting sustainable practices, minimizing waste, optimizing resource use, and reducing emissions should be integral elements of their operational strategies. Incentives could be provided to businesses that adhere to such practices.

Education and awareness are pivotal in effecting these changes. By integrating environmental education into school curricula and initiating community-based awareness programs, we can foster a generation of environmentally conscious citizens who value and act for the conservation of our environment.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this series of ‘environment essays’ underscores the profound significance of the environment and the urgency of its conservation. Our survival is intrinsically linked with the health of our environment, a fact made abundantly clear by the numerous environmental crises we are facing. Addressing these challenges requires immediate and collective action driven by an understanding and acknowledgment of our environment’s importance. This demands a paradigm shift in our behaviors and practices, prioritizing sustainability, resource conservation, and respect for the natural world. By doing so, we can ensure a resilient and sustainable future for our planet and subsequent generations.

Environment Essay 7 (700 words)

The environment, a complex web of interrelated living and non-living entities, is pivotal to sustaining life on our planet. This ‘environment essay’ underscores the importance of the environment, the impacts human activities have on it, and the steps we can take to maintain its health.

Importance of Environment  

The environment is fundamental to survival, offering essential resources like air, water, and food. It facilitates vital ecological processes such as the decomposition of waste, pollination, nutrient cycling, and climate regulation. The environment also hosts many species, contributing to Earth’s immense biodiversity. Each of these components – whether living organisms, water bodies, land, or the atmosphere – play a unique role in maintaining the overall balance of our planet’s ecosystems.

Impact of Human Activities on the Environment

Despite its significance, the environment has borne the brunt of human activities. Deforestation for agriculture, infrastructure, and fuel has resulted in losing precious habitats and species. The extraction of natural resources, such as minerals, fossil fuels, and water, has exceeded sustainable levels. Industrialization and urbanization have led to pollution, with harmful emissions and waste contaminating our air, water, and soil. Additionally, the emission of greenhouse gases, primarily due to burning fossil fuels and deforestation, has accelerated climate change, threatening our planet with global warming, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events.

Components of Environment

The environment consists of living and non-living components that interact complexly to sustain life on Earth. The biotic components, or living elements, include plants, animals, microorganisms, and humans, all contributing to the planet’s biodiversity. The abiotic components, or non-living elements, include air, water, land, sunlight, and minerals. These factors provide the essential resources and conditions for life. The environment also includes the climate and weather patterns, which are determined by temperature, humidity, wind, and rainfall. Lastly, human-made or artificial environments like cities, towns, villages, and all the infrastructure therein also form a component of the environment.

Why is a Clean Environment Necessary?

A clean environment is crucial for several reasons. First and foremost, it is necessary for the health and well-being of all living creatures. A clean environment provides clean air to breathe, fresh water to drink, and uncontaminated food to eat, all essential for life and good health. It mitigates the risk of diseases caused by pollution, such as respiratory ailments, cardiovascular problems, and waterborne illnesses.

Secondly, a clean environment supports biodiversity. It offers safe and healthy habitats for various species, allowing them to thrive and maintain ecological balance. It aids in sustaining vital ecosystem services, including pollination, decomposition, and climate regulation.

Lastly, a clean environment is intrinsically linked with the planet’s sustainability. It helps mitigate climate change, conserve natural resources, and maintain our natural landscapes’ beauty and integrity. Therefore, a clean environment is not just a luxury but a necessity for survival, health, and the continued prosperity of our planet.

Causes for Environmental Damage

Several factors contribute to environmental damage. Rapid population growth, unsustainable consumption, wastage of resources, industrialization without proper environmental safeguards, and lack of public awareness about environmental conservation are major contributors.

Measures to Keep Our Environment Clean and Healthy

We need to adopt sustainable practices to keep our environment clean and healthy. Reducing our consumption, reusing items where possible, and recycling waste can significantly decrease our environmental footprint. Shifting to renewable energy sources can reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Forest conservation and afforestation can help restore habitats, conserve biodiversity, and mitigate climate change.

Governments and policy-makers have a crucial role to play by implementing stricter environmental regulations, incentivizing green practices, and investing in sustainable technologies. Businesses should adopt eco-friendly practices and strive for sustainability in their operations. Moreover, education and awareness about environmental conservation need to be promoted to empower individuals and communities to participate actively in protecting the environment.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this environment essay emphasizes that while the environment is crucial for our survival, it is under significant threat from human activities. A clean and healthy environment is not just a requirement but a responsibility we all must undertake for our well-being and the planet’s sustainability. By understanding and mitigating our impacts on the environment and adopting measures to keep it clean and healthy, we can ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for all.

Introduction (200 words)

As we find ourselves entrenched deeper into the Anthropocene era, the state of our environment and its impact on the planet has emerged as compelling subjects of discussion and study. The term ‘environment’ encapsulates our immediate surroundings and the natural world – a complex web of ecosystems supporting many life forms, including humans. This essay delves into the intricacies of the environment and scrutinizes the tangible and intangible effects it harbors on our planet.

Our existence is inexorably intertwined with the environment. It provides the resources we need to survive and thrive, from the air we breathe to the food and water we drink. Simultaneously, it absorbs the byproducts of our activities, acting as a custodian of balance. However, with the advent of industrialization and technology, we have exploited and reshaped the environment, consequently influencing its ability to support life.

With the environment essay as our primary lens, we will explore various environmental issues, their causative factors, and implications, followed by a discourse on potential solutions and strategies to restore the planet’s ecological health. This journey of exploration will foster a more profound understanding of our relationship with the environment and emphasize the urgency of environmental conservation for our planet’s sustainability.

Environment Essay 1 (100 words)

The environment constitutes the natural world that surrounds us. It includes everything from microscopic organisms in the soil to the vast expanse of oceans, forests, and the atmosphere encompassing the earth. It’s a complex network of living organisms and the physical components they interact with, forming an intertwined matrix of life and matter. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume all stem from this environment.

Our actions directly impact the environment, sometimes with detrimental effects. Deforestation, pollution, and climate change are all resultant of our activities. This environment essay is a clarion call to acknowledge our environment’s importance and encourage efforts towards its protection. 

Environment Essay 2 (200 words)

The environment, an expansive term embodying our natural surroundings, is crucial in sustaining life on Earth. As we delve deeper into this ‘environment essay’, it’s essential to comprehend the environment’s breadth, encompassing living organisms, the air, water, soil, weather, and natural phenomena.

Our planet’s environment is a harmonious interplay of these components, fostering biodiversity and facilitating the life cycle. However, in recent centuries, human activities have begun to disrupt this balance. Deforestation has stripped the Earth of its green cover, leading to the loss of habitats and biodiversity. Pollution, in the form of waste dumping and harmful emissions, has tainted our water and air, posing severe health risks. Additionally, the excessive burning of fossil fuels has precipitated climate change, heralding erratic weather patterns and global warming.

Our actions echo in our surroundings, often with long-lasting and devastating effects. Despite the gloom, it’s not too late for rectification. Promoting sustainable practices, endorsing renewable energy sources, implementing stringent regulations to curb pollution, and fostering a global consciousness toward environmental conservation can alleviate these issues.

This environment essay urges collective action toward restoring our planet’s health. By protecting and respecting our environment, we preserve the plethora of life it nurtures and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.

Environment Essay 3 (300 words)

In its broadest sense, the environment encompasses all natural systems on Earth – living and non-living elements interacting in a complex web of relationships that foster life. This ‘environment essay’ seeks to elucidate the environment’s significance, threats, and role in its preservation.

The environment provides essential resources like air, water, food, and raw materials, facilitates the decomposition of waste, regulates climate, and hosts an array of biodiversity. It is an intricate system where each element performs distinct roles yet operates in cohesion, maintaining the planet’s overall health.

Nevertheless, the harmony of our environment is increasingly perturbed due to human activities. Industrialization, urbanization, and consumerism have amplified our demands on the environment. Forests are razed for agriculture and infrastructure, leading to habitat loss and extinction of numerous species. Excessive exploitation of natural resources depletes them at a pace faster than their natural regeneration. Moreover, our relentless emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases has compromised air and water quality and accelerated climate change, leading to global warming, erratic weather patterns, and rising sea levels.

Such disruption not only endangers the environment’s capacity to sustain life but also jeopardizes our own survival. The cascading effects of environmental degradation – health issues, resource scarcity, and societal conflicts – are becoming glaringly apparent.

In these environmental crises, adopting sustainable practices becomes a moral and existential imperative. We must reduce, reuse, and recycle to decrease our waste output. Conservation of resources, a switch to renewable energy, and the planting of more trees can combat climate change. Governments worldwide must implement stricter environmental regulations, and corporations should commit to environmentally-friendly practices. 

In conclusion, this environment essay emphasizes that, as custodians of the Earth, we bear the responsibility of protecting and restoring our environment. Through collective efforts and sustainable practices, we can help rehabilitate our planet and ensure a healthier, more sustainable future for all.

Environment Essay 4 (400 words)

The environment comprises a complex interplay of living and non-living components that sustain life on Earth. It includes everything from the microscopic organisms in the soil, the lush forests, and the expansive oceans to the air that envelops our planet. Through this ‘environment essay’, we aim to shed light on the intricacies of the environment, the challenges it faces, and the need for its preservation.

The environment is our life-support system, providing essential resources like food, water, and air. It plays a vital role in regulating the planet’s climate, facilitating the decomposition of waste, and hosting a stunning array of biodiversity. It’s a delicately balanced system where each component has a role. Disrupting one element can cascade, impacting the entire environmental equilibrium.

Regrettably, human activities over the centuries have led to such disruption. Deforestation for agriculture, settlement, and infrastructure has led to significant biodiversity loss and contributed to climate change. Excessive consumption and wastage of resources strain the environment’s capacity for regeneration. Pollution, resulting from industrial emissions and waste dumping, has tainted our air, water, and soil, posing severe health risks and compromising the survival of many species.

Climate change, propelled by our relentless emission of greenhouse gases, has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental concerns. It is causing global warming, rising sea levels, and erratic weather patterns, threatening human and wildlife populations.

Faced with these grim realities, it’s crucial that we change our relationship with the environment. It’s no longer viable to continue our current resource consumption and waste production trajectory. Instead, we must shift towards sustainable practices – reducing, reusing, and recycling resources, advocating for renewable energy sources, and supporting environmentally-friendly technologies.

Regulatory interventions are equally crucial. Governments must enforce stricter environmental regulations to curb pollution and conserve natural resources. Businesses must be incentivized to adopt green practices. On an individual level, each one of us can contribute by leading a more environmentally-conscious lifestyle.

Education plays a key role in promoting environmental awareness. Schools, colleges, and community programs should incorporate environmental education to instill a sense of responsibility and empower individuals to contribute to environmental conservation.

In conclusion, this environment essay underscores the urgency of environmental conservation. It is a collective responsibility that demands the participation of all – governments, businesses, communities, and individuals alike. By prioritizing the environment, we not only ensure its survival but also secure a sustainable, healthier future for ourselves and generations to come.

Environment Essay 5 (500 words)

The environment, encapsulating the natural world that envelopes us, plays a pivotal role in supporting life on Earth. This all-encompassing term refers to the intricate matrix of living organisms and non-living components that collectively maintain the balance of life on our planet. Through this ‘environment essay’, we delve into the complexities of the environment, the challenges it currently grapples with, and the imperative need for its preservation and restoration.

The environment fulfills several key functions integral to our survival. It provides us with essential resources such as food, water, and air; it facilitates the decomposition of waste, regulates the planet’s climate, and offers a habitat to a diverse array of species. This finely tuned system operates with delicate precision, where each component interacts and interrelates with others, contributing to the overall health and vitality of the planet.

However, in the past few centuries, human activities have significantly disturbed this environmental equilibrium. Industrialization and urbanization, and an increasing global population have amplified our demand for resources and space. Forests are being cleared at an alarming rate for agriculture and infrastructure development, resulting in substantial habitat loss and a decline in biodiversity. Unregulated extraction of natural resources has outpaced their natural replenishment, leading to their rapid depletion.

Moreover, our environment is grappling with the menacing issue of pollution. Industrial waste and harmful emissions pollute our air, water, and soil, imposing severe health risks for humans and wildlife and compromising the survival of various species. In addition to pollution, the escalating greenhouse gas emissions, largely due to the burning of fossil fuels, have accelerated climate change, heralding a host of detrimental effects such as global warming, sea-level rise, and erratic weather patterns.

These environmental challenges pose a significant threat to our planet’s sustainability and our own survival. As such, the protection and conservation of our environment emerge as imperatives of the highest order. A shift towards sustainable and eco-friendly practices is critical. Reducing our consumption, reusing where possible, and recycling waste can significantly decrease our environmental footprint.

Transitioning to renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. Businesses should be encouraged to incorporate green practices in their operations, such as minimizing waste and optimizing resource usage. Governments have a crucial role to play in enforcing stricter environmental regulations and policies that prioritize conservation and sustainable development.

Furthermore, education is a powerful tool for fostering a sense of environmental responsibility. Incorporating environmental studies in academic curricula and promoting awareness through community programs can empower individuals and communities to actively participate in environmental conservation.

In conclusion, this environment essay underscores the critical need for environmental preservation. The current environmental crises necessitate collective action and responsibility. We must reassess our relationship with the environment and take meaningful steps to safeguard it. By prioritizing the environment, we safeguard our survival and ensure a sustainable, healthier future for ourselves and generations to come. The time to act is now; our environment, our planet, and our future depend on it.

Environment Essay 6 (600 words)

The environment, a synergistic system of living organisms and non-living components, is vital for life on Earth. It provides essential resources, regulates our climate, decomposes waste, and hosts many species, contributing to Earth’s incredible biodiversity. However, human activities have profoundly impacted this delicate balance, warranting a closer look, as we do in this ‘environment essay.’

Impact Of Humans On The Environment

Human beings, despite being a small fraction of life on Earth, have had an unparalleled impact on the environment. Our actions have induced significant changes in the world’s ecosystems, often with detrimental consequences.

Foremost among these impacts is deforestation. As humans expanded agricultural practices, built infrastructure, and exploited wood for fuel and construction, vast tracts of forests were cleared. This has not only led to the loss of habitats and a decline in biodiversity but also disrupted the global carbon cycle, contributing to climate change. Forests act as carbon sinks, absorbing CO2 and releasing oxygen. Their removal exacerbates the issue of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere.

Moreover, the extraction and consumption of natural resources have escalated at an unsustainable pace. Mining operations, fossil fuel usage, overfishing, and water misuse are depleting resources faster than their natural replenishment. The pollution generated by industrial waste, plastic litter, and chemical runoff has further added to the environmental burden, contaminating our air, water, and soil, thereby endangering various species and human health.

The most pervasive impact, however, is climate change. Our relentless burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and emission of greenhouse gases have caused a significant rise in global temperatures, manifesting in melting polar ice caps, rising sea levels, and erratic weather patterns. These changes pose an existential threat to many species, including humans, and can potentially disrupt socio-economic structures.

The Importance Of The Environment

The importance of the environment cannot be overstated. It is our life-support system, the very foundation upon which the survival and prosperity of all life forms, including humans, depend. Hence, the protection and restoration of the environment must be our priority.

Addressing the environmental crises we have caused requires a paradigm shift in our behaviors and practices. At the individual level, we can contribute by adopting more sustainable lifestyles – reducing consumption, reusing products, recycling waste, and opting for public transport or carpooling to lower carbon emissions.

On a larger scale, transitioning to renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and hydropower, can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Governments and policy-makers must enforce stringent environmental regulations, promote sustainable practices, and invest in green technologies.

Businesses also have a significant role to play. Adopting sustainable practices, minimizing waste, optimizing resource use, and reducing emissions should be integral elements of their operational strategies. Incentives could be provided to businesses that adhere to such practices.

Education and awareness are pivotal in effecting these changes. By integrating environmental education into school curricula and initiating community-based awareness programs, we can foster a generation of environmentally conscious citizens who value and act for the conservation of our environment.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this series of ‘environment essays’ underscores the profound significance of the environment and the urgency of its conservation. Our survival is intrinsically linked with the health of our environment, a fact made abundantly clear by the numerous environmental crises we are facing. Addressing these challenges requires immediate and collective action driven by an understanding and acknowledgment of our environment’s importance. This demands a paradigm shift in our behaviors and practices, prioritizing sustainability, resource conservation, and respect for the natural world. By doing so, we can ensure a resilient and sustainable future for our planet and subsequent generations.

Environment Essay 7 (700 words)

The environment, a complex web of interrelated living and non-living entities, is pivotal to sustaining life on our planet. This ‘environment essay’ underscores the importance of the environment, the impacts human activities have on it, and the steps we can take to maintain its health.

Importance of Environment  

The environment is fundamental to survival, offering essential resources like air, water, and food. It facilitates vital ecological processes such as the decomposition of waste, pollination, nutrient cycling, and climate regulation. The environment also hosts many species, contributing to Earth’s immense biodiversity. Each of these components – whether living organisms, water bodies, land, or the atmosphere – play a unique role in maintaining the overall balance of our planet’s ecosystems.

Impact of Human Activities on the Environment

Despite its significance, the environment has borne the brunt of human activities. Deforestation for agriculture, infrastructure, and fuel has resulted in losing precious habitats and species. The extraction of natural resources, such as minerals, fossil fuels, and water, has exceeded sustainable levels. Industrialization and urbanization have led to pollution, with harmful emissions and waste contaminating our air, water, and soil. Additionally, the emission of greenhouse gases, primarily due to burning fossil fuels and deforestation, has accelerated climate change, threatening our planet with global warming, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events.

Components of Environment

The environment consists of living and non-living components that interact complexly to sustain life on Earth. The biotic components, or living elements, include plants, animals, microorganisms, and humans, all contributing to the planet’s biodiversity. The abiotic components, or non-living elements, include air, water, land, sunlight, and minerals. These factors provide the essential resources and conditions for life. The environment also includes the climate and weather patterns, which are determined by temperature, humidity, wind, and rainfall. Lastly, human-made or artificial environments like cities, towns, villages, and all the infrastructure therein also form a component of the environment.

Why is a Clean Environment Necessary?

A clean environment is crucial for several reasons. First and foremost, it is necessary for the health and well-being of all living creatures. A clean environment provides clean air to breathe, fresh water to drink, and uncontaminated food to eat, all essential for life and good health. It mitigates the risk of diseases caused by pollution, such as respiratory ailments, cardiovascular problems, and waterborne illnesses.

Secondly, a clean environment supports biodiversity. It offers safe and healthy habitats for various species, allowing them to thrive and maintain ecological balance. It aids in sustaining vital ecosystem services, including pollination, decomposition, and climate regulation.

Lastly, a clean environment is intrinsically linked with the planet’s sustainability. It helps mitigate climate change, conserve natural resources, and maintain our natural landscapes’ beauty and integrity. Therefore, a clean environment is not just a luxury but a necessity for survival, health, and the continued prosperity of our planet.

Causes for Environmental Damage

Several factors contribute to environmental damage. Rapid population growth, unsustainable consumption, wastage of resources, industrialization without proper environmental safeguards, and lack of public awareness about environmental conservation are major contributors.

Measures to Keep Our Environment Clean and Healthy

We need to adopt sustainable practices to keep our environment clean and healthy. Reducing our consumption, reusing items where possible, and recycling waste can significantly decrease our environmental footprint. Shifting to renewable energy sources can reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Forest conservation and afforestation can help restore habitats, conserve biodiversity, and mitigate climate change.

Governments and policy-makers have a crucial role to play by implementing stricter environmental regulations, incentivizing green practices, and investing in sustainable technologies. Businesses should adopt eco-friendly practices and strive for sustainability in their operations. Moreover, education and awareness about environmental conservation need to be promoted to empower individuals and communities to participate actively in protecting the environment.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this environment essay emphasizes that while the environment is crucial for our survival, it is under significant threat from human activities. A clean and healthy environment is not just a requirement but a responsibility we all must undertake for our well-being and the planet’s sustainability. By understanding and mitigating our impacts on the environment and adopting measures to keep it clean and healthy, we can ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for all.

Abstract

This study was focused to know the effectiveness of media utilization in environmental education at secondary level. In this study 40 teachers of secondary level and 10 media persons were purposively selected from environmental education or its related background as sample. Questionnaire and interview schedule was used for data collection. Statistical technique mean and percentage mainly used for analyzing the comprised data. This study found that utilization of media utilization in the field of environmental education is very effective and the effectiveness range varies from one media to another.

INTRODUCTION

Literally environment means where we lives and works. It is the surrounding that affects the life and activities of the organisms. Every organism is encircled by a specific medium to which it remains fully adopted and to which it constantly interfere its existence. This surrounding is called environment. Environment is nothing but the natural situation around living beings. It is total configuration of all external conditions and influences that affect life and development of organisms.

Environmental education is the need of the hour. Today our world is on the brink of destruction and if we don’t ACT NOW, we would be committing global suicide. Environmental education will make us aware about the environmental problems that are looming over our heads and will equip us with knowledge to overcome these problems.

Students, who are the future of tomorrow, have a critical role to play in making this world a better place lives in. They can act if they understand why environmental problems arise and how they should be tackled. Environmental education will sensitize them towards their environment and develop in them necessary skills and attitudes to work together and individually for better man-nature relationship.

In our country, environment has been accorded a very high place in the scheme of things. Our poets, philosophers and saints have always emphasized that human beings can find happiness only by living in harmony with nature. But with the leaps that science has taken in the modern times and coupled with man’s greed for power, prosperity and prestige, man has caused untold damage to the environment. He has used development as a means to exploit nature to its maximum, not caring a bit for the damage it has done and is doing to humanity. The damage that has been done to the ecosystem and biological diversity is impossible to assess and to reverse.

Education without communication is simply impossible in turn will only work with an appropriate medium. In the case of environmental education at educational establishments classes at school, college, and universities level serve as this medium. As far as environmental education outside educational establishments is concerned mass media which enables people to communicate successfully. So media utilization plays a crucial role in education and making people environmental conscious. Almost all of the major business houses, political groups and social organizations promote message of environmental education through media intervention whether it is print, electronic or educational documentaries regarding environmental education.

NEED OF THE STUDY

Environment and society both are interrelated and interdependent. Environment and environmental resources are the basis of different social groups, social organizations and social structures such as institutional, agricultural, political, religious etc. Natural environment helped in the evolution and development of different cultures and civilizations from pre-historic period to present day. But now a day’s deterioration takes place in environment and people of our society are directly or indirectly responsible for this. So for spreading awareness regarding environment and to save it environmental education is very essential. Environmental crisis is the foremost and most persistently challenging problem. Which is ready to devour the glory of the human existence? It is ready to wipe out human civilizations from this Earth. Dominantly operative environmental crisis today are always active in informing man to think seriously and choose a way between creative and progressive existence.

Efforts are being made to educate and to solve problems. Environmentalists have taken up environmental protection aspects in a serious way. It has taken a very strong position after the United Nations Conference on Human Environment at Stockholm in 1972; this was a major event for those concerned with the quality of the world’s environment. The National Policy of Education 1986, The Plan of Action 1992states that there totality is a paramount need to create consciousness of the environment. It must permeate all stages and all sections of society beginning with the child .It also suggested integrating environmental consciousness with all other subjects.

The Parliament Bill of 1995 and National curriculum of Framework 2005 all these give emphasis on environmental education. Article 51 of the constitution merely reiterates our obligations towards protecting nature. One of our duties is to protect the environment with compassion towards all forms of life. The individual’s duty per se remains hollow without the means to discharge it. According to Dhayani (1993) there has been a tremendous increase in the number of institutions and organizations on the environmental issues at the grassroots level as well as on regional and international base. It was reported that while in 1972 there were 2500 NGOs dealing with environment, the number rose to 15000 in 1981. Likewise in 1972 only 10 Governments had State departments dealing with environment; it rose to more than 100 departments on environmental protection.

OBJECTIVES

1. To study the effectiveness of media programs in creating awareness about the environment and environment related issues among the teachers at secondary level.
2. To find out the media utilization in the field of environmental education.
3. To evaluate the role of modern mass media in this process.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. How much media programs are effective in creating awareness about the environment and environment related issues among the teachers at secondary level?
2. Is there any media utilization in the field of environmental education?
3. What is the role of modern mass media in this process?

DELIMITATION

The present study is delimited to the following conditions.

• This study is limited to Ranchi district.
• This study is limited to mass media (television, radio, newspaper).

SAMPLE OF THE STUDY

The present study was conducted on 40 teachers from 10 schools and 10 media persons from different electronic media (Doordarshan Kendra, Aakashwani ) and from print media (press-Prabhat khabar). Purposive sampling technique was used for selecting sample

TOOLS OF THE STUDY: The tools used by the researcher were-

1. Questionnaire for teachers.
2. Interview schedule for media persons.
3. Observation schedule

Each item of questionnaire and interview schedule is directly or indirectly related to environment.

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

First Objective: To study the effectiveness of media programs in creating awareness about the environment and environment related issues among the teachers at secondary level.

Researcher collected data from 40 teachers of 10 schools regarding impact of media in creating awareness of environment and environment related issues. She found that media program plays an important role in creating awareness regarding this. Researcher also found that all of the teachers are aware about environment and its related issues and they are using media in classroom teaching and in other co-curricular activities like eco-club through which environment based activities are conducted either that is print media ( newspaper) or electronic media ( television and radio ). Researcher mainly divided her data for this research question in three sections-

• Television
• Newspaper
• Radio

PIOEE- PERCENTAGE EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Second Objective: To find out the media utilization in the field of environmental education.

During analysis regarding this objectives it is found that media is infused in environmental education and in its related curricular and co-curricular activities with more or less knowledge of pedagogy. Even in the Eco clubs of schools some programs for environmental education are organized by taking help of various Medias. The utilization of media in the field of environmental education not only enhances the traditional methods of teaching, but it is also effective during utilization of media in the progressive methods of environmental education. Following are the some steps which shows how media is utilized in environmental education –

• The school broadcasts or telecasts are designed according to the need of the syllabus.
• Teachers are actively involved in various dimensions of broadcasts or telecasts meant for students.
• Radio programs or television programs are intended to give supplementary information on the various topics of the environmental education.
• Teachers are occasionally met, discuss and plan the type of assistance required in producing effective broadcast or telecast program.
• Suitable listening and visualizing facilities are provided to the students in the school.
• There are interaction among the students, subject teachers and the teachers who telecast, irrespective of the fact whether teachers who telecast are practicing teachers or not.
• There are proper seating arrangements so that all the students have a proper view of the lesson.

Above points are followed in proper and balanced way in the schools for the effective teaching by utilizing media in environmental education.

Third Objective: To evaluate the role of modern mass media in this process.

On the basis of collected data researcher found that by means of various programs based on environment like quiz, expert talk etc. and by some other activities media plays a crucial role in the field of environmental education. Programs are as follows.

Programs telecasted by Doordarshan Kendra-

• Environment based programmes

Programs broadcasted by Aakashwani Ranchi-

• Science and environment and health

Prabhat khabar conducted “ Antipolythene Abhiyaan” in school, colleges and other place with the help of non-government organization and as a result of this in medical shops, temples and in most of the shops polythene is banned and in place of that carry bags are used. A rally is also organized by this press theme of which is “save water” in this rally chief minister, deputy chief minister etc. also took part. This shows that they are aware about the environment. Time to time this press publishes various articles on climate change, pollution control and other environment based themes. To save water, forest, land and environment this press launched a campaign recently. Das Nandita in 2001 found in her study named “A Study on Social and Environmental impact of TV and Radio programs” that media plays a dominant role in creating environmental awareness. In the same way in this study researcher found that media plays specially print media an important role in creating environmental awareness through environmental education.

Major findings of the study

· All of the teachers are using media in classroom teaching and in other co-curricular activities. According to the collected data researcher found that there is great effect of media over environmental education and percentage effect of different media on environmental education are as follows-

• Television- 20%
• Newspaper- 70%
• Radio-10%
• Media is utilized in the area of environmental education but the extent of media utilization is different, if proper guidelines are followed by the teachers and balance between different media is maintained by the teachers the only media is more effective in the field of environmental education.
• Different media like Doordarshan Kendra, Akashwani , Ranchi spending some quality time and press (Prabhat Khabar) also published time to time some editorial material related to environment and its related issues.
• Media plays a very crucial role in environmental education by means of various activities and programs conducted by different media.

Educational Implication

• The findings of present study would be used to identify the environmental knowledge and environmental awareness of secondary school teachers.
• It will help the teachers to develop a sense of responsibility for quality improvement of environmental education.
• Media administrators can organize some environmental program to boost up environmental education.
• It can help in selecting suitable methods of teaching and techniques to improve environmental awareness.
• It can help in eacher training.

Conclusion

From the above study researcher came to this conclusion that there is great effect of media in environmental education at secondary level. In this present time all of the teachers are taking help from the media either that is print media or electronic media and utilization of media in the field of environmental education enhances the traditional teaching methods which ultimately leads to effective teaching learning and it also helps in better understanding of the students. Teaching environmental education with the help of media is more intuitive than old ways, teachers can simulate situations in real life. In many circumstances teachers do not have to be there, students will learn by themselves in the class .More importantly, teachers will have more approaches to stimulating students’ passion of learning. So if the proper guidelines are followed by the teachers during infusion of media in environmental education then it becomes more qualitative one and fruitful.

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