Tehran – In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Environment (DOE) is implementing environmental projects under the theme of “Education is the key to change.”
The main objective of the project is to promote environmental literacy and promote a culture of environmental responsibility among students, reported Mehr News Agency.
It also aims to share environmental knowledge about students who are utilizing the capabilities of peer educators. It changes student attitudes and promotes social responsibility. Get students familiar with Indigenous, climate and local characteristics. It encourages students to participate as environmental ambassadors (or environmentally friendly individuals) in raising environmental awareness at school, at home and elsewhere.
In March, DOE head Shina Ansari said environmental protection is in the public interest and that national policy documents also emphasize the importance of environmental education.
Ansari emphasized the importance of environmental education at a young age, saying, “To get out of the current situation, we need to focus on the education sector.”
The DOE is planning to work with the Ministry of Education to train green students across the country to change students’ attitudes towards the environment, officials said.
Education Minister Alileza Kazemi said the ministry plans to integrate environmental awareness into formal and informal curricula.
“The world faces many threats today. If we can’t deal with them, humans are in great danger without leaving anything for the future.
The environmental crisis is one of the most important and fundamental challenges facing humanity. “There are irreversible consequences of environmental degradation that require solutions to be considered,” he pointed out.
Officials went on to say that teaching students about the environment, raising environmental awareness, and promoting a culture that protects the environment is one of the basic solutions.
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