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Promoting Environmental Literacy: Strategies for Individual and Collective Action

This chapter delves into the importance of environmental education and literacy, emphasizing the understanding of our surroundings and the role of citizen science in fostering engagement. It explores diverse environmental careers and the rapid growth of green business and technology. By addressing individual actions such as reducing impact and avoiding "greenwashing," the text promotes conscious consumerism. Collaborative efforts among organizations, the role of schools in environmental leadership, and initiatives for campus greening are highlighted, empowering communities to create lasting change.

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Promoting Environmental Literacy: Strategies for Individual and Collective Action

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  1. Chapter 25: What Then Shall We Do?

  2. 25.2 Environmental Education • Environmental literacy means understanding our environment • Citizen science encourages everyone to participate • Environmental careers range from engineering to education • Green business and technology are growing fast

  3. 25.3 What Can Individuals Do? • How much is enough? • Where will Displaced Producers Work? • What About Your Retirement Fund? • We can choose to reduce our environmental impacts • “Green washing” can mislead consumers • What Can You Do? Reducing Your Impact • Certification identifies low-impact products • Green consumerism has limits

  4. 25.4 How Can We Work Together? • National organizations are influential but sometimes complacent • Radical groups capture attention and broaden the agenda • But they Alienate Many • International nongovernmental organizations mobilize many people

  5. 25.5 Campus Greening • Environmental leadership can be learned • Schools can be environmental leaders • Your campus can reduce energy consumption

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