El impacto ambiental: un despertar ético valioso para la educación

Abstract

During the past decades, the unwholesome human behaviour on nature has evinced an environmental and anthropological crisis, largely rooted in erroneous and inherited understandings of modernity. The causes that have estranged human beings from their environment are complex and varied, but they necessarily need to be addressed by education. The detailed analysis of some of the causes of unsustainability and its effects (either visible or non-visible) may contribute to foster environmental literacy, which is essential to achieve the urgent adoption of a sustainable development model, both socially and environmentally fair. In this paper, some possible causes of the breach between human beings and nature are analysed. It is shown also how the environmental impact evidence may be an excellent resource to teach about these causes, thus contributing to the education on sustainable development.

No Net Loss: A Cultural Reading of Environmental Assessment

“…Environmental and, particularly, EA regulations have evolved with science advancements towards increasing standards of environmental protection [4]. Environmental changes (including both social and ecological impacts (e.g., [5,6]), formerly unnoticed or not perceived as negative, have become environmental impacts no longer acceptable [3,7]. Some of them have been reverted on occasion.…”

Fundamentos para el aprendizaje significativo de la biodiversidad basados en el constructivismo y las metodologías activas

“…En las últimas décadas la sociedad ha ido concienciándose progresivamente de la importancia de poner freno al deterioro del patrimonio natural, pero una de las barreras a las que se enfrenta la puesta en valor de dicho patrimonio es la falta de conocimiento sobre los procesos que regulan la biodiversidad y sobre las causas y consecuencias de su disminución (Bermúdez & Lindemann-Matthies, 2018). En este sentido, la educación es una herramienta imprescindible para adquirir valores como el respeto hacia los seres vivos y el medio ambiente (Vega-Marcote & Álvarez-Suárez, 2009;Sousa et al, 2016;Casas-Jericó & Puig i Baguer, 2017;Beery & Jørgensen, 2018). La necesaria relación entre educación y conservación quedaba recogida en dicho Convenio, que concibe la educación como un elemento esencial para el mantenimiento y uso sostenible de la biodiversidad (Naciones Unidas, 1992).…”