• Monika Kadam

Worldwide education has been recognized as an essential component for sustainable development. It is recognized for the important role in improving livelihoods worldwide and has made many valuable contributions to and development globally. Quality education should prepare societies to actively participate in global politics and economics, as well as provide people with the skills necessary to make informed decisions and take responsible actions. Throughout the world, societies have recognized education as a key component of sustainable development. Environmental education is not only just a program to teach about the natural world and functioning of ecosystems, but also it is the process of identifying and acknowledging values and clarifying concepts to develop skills and attitudes essential to understand and appreciate the inter-relatedness of man, his culture and his biophysical surroundings. Environmental education cannot be considered as a field of study. Rather it is a lifelong process that is infused in various other fields of study. The role of environment education can also positively influence the management of the world’s increasingly stressed natural resources through the incorporation of successful techniques of environmental education. Environmental education provides students with the knowledge, skills, and experiences essential to become successful community leaders, as well as making intelligent decisions pertaining to the management of their natural resources. Basically, sustainable development is all about working towards the development of economy without compromising or depletion of natural resources. The United Nations defines “sustainable development as a development strategy that focuses on meeting the demands and needs of present-day citizens without compromising the future’s ability to meet theirs.” The objective of Environment Education for Sustainable Development is not only to be environmental-friendly; in fact, it also involves life-skills development that includes leadership, communication and management; all of which are extremely important for personal development. By equipping young people with these relevant capabilities in addition to their environmental knowledge, they can excel at living lives which not only further humanity, but that care for and respect our planet’s resources too. Current research continues to expand our understanding of the field, but there are no recent reviews of the literature addressing the impact of these educational interventions. The objective of this paper is, to examine the role of environment education and highlight its impact as a key enabler in the realization of the sustainable development goals.

Keywords: education, impact, development, awareness, environment education, education for sustainable development

"ROLE AND IMPACT OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.502-509, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811673.pdf

"ROLE AND IMPACT OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp502-509, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811673.pdf