Transformation of ecological consciousness in the process of solving global ecological problems

Abstract

The article outlines the directions of transformation of ecological consciousness in the process of solving global problems. Insufficient impact of institutional changes on nature management regulation to ensure overcoming of environmental problems is shown. It is emphasized that the main tool for overcoming negative trends in the environmental sphere is the transformation of society’s consciousness towards its greening, aimed at achieving optimal interaction between society and nature, the harmonization of material and spiritual life as a real embodiment of the environmental imperative. It should be based on shifting the emphasis of ethical principles - from anthropocentrism to ecologycentrism, to restore the balance between man and thebiosphere.

Environmental Education for Sustainable Development in Russia

“…Continuity and internal consistency of the content of environmental education at all its levels and in all its links are provided by the developing nature of training and education, the support of the idea of the creative activity of the individual [40,41], the unity and co-evolution of nature, people, and society [42,43], the inseparable connection of the spiritual life of man with nature [44,45], the unity of being and consciousness [45][46][47], the developmental nature of training, based on the idea of the creative activity of the individual [48][49][50], that the technologies and methods used in the educational environment are factors of the personal and professional self-determination of students [51][52][53], the dynamic development of science and rationality [54][55][56], the responsibility of man for the preservation of the environment before future generations, expressed in the awareness of nature as a universal human value, respect for it, reasonable consumption, participation in environmental protection [7,19,57].…”

Environmental Behavior of Youth and Sustainable Development

“…An important factor for the sustainable development of society is an environmentally oriented lifestyle [18,19]. An environmentally oriented lifestyle is based on environmental education, which consists of raising the population's awareness about the environment and related problems [20,21].…”

“…Internet technologies and communications shape the human environment [50][51][52]. Therefore, the sustainable development of society needs media education [53,54] and modern information technologies to improve the level of education of citizens [18,55,56].…”

Human nature transformation in the context of ecosystem recovery

“…Based on the given indicators, the author concludes that "after the long Iron Age, there started a new, technogenic age in the socio-economic development of the human community (society) the environmental consequences of which manifested themselves on the scale of the entire biosphere in the 20th century" [7]. As we noted in one of our previous works, due to the modern technological activities of society, a technogenic environment has been formed that, on the one hand, provides people with more comfortable living conditions than those provided by the natural environment, but, on the other hand, the consequences of such a techno sphere functioning are unpredictable [8]. This is true, among other things, for the transformation of the human nature itself, which urges humanity to study existing and future environmental threats for the self-preservation of human identity, its own human, in particular, socio-cultural qualities.…”