Concept and Meaning of Environment –Focal aspects of environmental Education- goals and Objectives of Environmental Education- Need and importance of environmental education- Core themes of environmental education- scope of Environmental Education.

Natural Resources: Land Resources, Prevention of soil Erosion – Forest Resources, prevention of deforestation – water resources- prevention of water scarcity- Mineral resources, prevention of Exploitation of Minerals – Food resources- food crisis and increasing food production- energy resources-Alternative energy resources.

Environmental issues and Global Community Stockholm conference (1972) – Brundtland Commission(1983)- The Earth summit or Rio Conference(1992)- Kyoto conference(1997)-Copenhagen Unclimate change conference (2009)- Doha climate change conference(2012)

Environmental Management-Need and dimensions, Approaches-Impact of Human activities on Environment- International NGOs and Environmental protection – Environmental foundation for Africa, world wide fund for nature, conservation International Green peace- International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)- Environmental protection strategies initiated in India National Green tribunal – Central and State pollution control Board

Status of Environmental Education in School Curriculum- Environmental Education at different levels of School Education – Innovative Methods of teaching Environmental Education- Problems faced in Teaching Environmental Education – Role of UNEP, CEE and NCERT in promoting Environmental Education