Question

What is environmental literacy?
What are the ways in which we can promote environmental literacy among people?

Answer 1

Answer:

All frameworks include knowledge of basic ecological concepts, environmental sensitivity or appreciation, awareness of environmental issues and problems, and skills and behaviors to prevent and/or resolve those issues as key attributes of the environmentally literate individual.31-May-2013

Answer 2

Answer:An individual's understanding, skills and motivation to make responsible decisions that considers his or her relationships to natural systems, communities and future generations.

to prepare them for such responsibilities, they need a sound environmental education as a foundation upon which to make those decisions.”  

Explanation:These seven major components served as the basis for the structure of NAAEE's Guidelines for Learning (NAAEE 2000/2004) and included: (1) affect, (2) ecological knowledge, (3) socio‐political knowledge, (4) knowledge of environmental issues, (5) cognitive skills, (6) environmentally responsible behaviors (ERB)