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Perception of Environmental Education and Awareness Among Mass People: a Case Study of Tangail District

S. A. Mamun
Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh

A. S. M. Saifullah
Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh

M. R. Hossain
Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh

M. Aktar
Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

A. Nessa
Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

At present environmental education is emerging across the globe although this is a quite new phenomenon in Bangladesh. The present study was attempted to know about the environmental education and awareness among the mass people of Tangail town. In order to conduct this research, a questionnaire survey was carried out and interview was undertaken among 100 respondents in Tangail District. This paper describes some findings to understand the status of environmental awareness among people of different age groups of Tangail district. Moreover, this paper enables to provide some suggestions to extend environmental education and awareness to make a decent and ethical life as well as to keep the environment sustainable.

Keywords: Environmental education, People, Sustainability,Tangail municipal area

Location: Tangail District

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Program Area: Risk Management in Agriculture

Non-commodity: Adoption of technology

Objectives:

1. To know about the environmental education and awareness among the mass people of Tangail municipal area according to their age levels.

Methodology:

This study was conducted in Tangail District to collect the required information on various aspects of the study following a questionnaire survey. An interview schedule was undertaken among 100 participants to satisfy the objective of this research. The information recorded from the interviewee added valuable information about environmental education and awareness and follow similarities with literature review. After obtaining required information, the data were analyzed by using Microsoft office package.

Source of Information: J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 5(2): 263 - 266 , 2012; ISSN 1999-7361

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Achievement/Findings:

Until recent year, environmental education and awareness is in its initial stage in Bangladesh. However, the whole environment is at risk recently because of booming population. These mass people are exposed to different types of pollutions and arsenic contamination that may lead to a great threat to them. According to present research, most of the people of Tangail Municipal area have traditional knowledge about environmental issues although environmental education is important due to present global agenda of sustainable development. Deployment of environmental expertise in public and private environment management sectors to teach and train people about environment protection and conservation to pressing sustainable environment within limited opportunities and limitations will improve the present environmental condition of Bangladesh.

Knowledge Management: Journal