Module 5

Environmental Protection Education

OBJECTIVES
• Describe what environmental education
is all about;
• Enumerate the different causes and
effects of pollution on human life in
particular, and on our environment in
general.
• Discuss the strategies and guiding
principles of the ecological waste
management programs that will be
implemented in school –community.
INTRODUCTION
Environmental education and the Green
Philippines Programs have been
introduced in the Philippine Educational
system many years ago, but they have
never been properly and strongly
implemented to ensure functional
environmental application and
significance.
The Goal of Environmental Education
Is to mold an environmental literate
responsible citizenry who will ensure the
protection and the improvement and bring
about sustainability, social equity, and
economic efficiency in the use of the
country’s natural resources. People must
develop a sympathetic attitude towards the
diversity and sustainability of resources on
earth for the survival and stability of life.
Definition of Environmental Education
Environmental Education is contextualizing
environmental issues within the physical,
biological, social, economic, historical, and
cultural imperatives of the Philippines. It is a
process of teaching, learning and helping
people to acquire understanding, skills and
values that make them active and informed
citizens for the development and
maintenance of an ecological, sustainable,
and socially just society.
Environmental Education Objectives
Awareness, knowledge, attitudes, skills,
and participation in the resolution of
environmental problems, issues, and
concerns. The learners must consider the
environment in its totality –natural and
built, technological, social, economic,
political, cultural, historical, moral, and
aesthetic.
Environmental Education must be
• Action –oriented. It should involve finding solutions
to real environmental problems and issues.
• Experiential it should use a variety of approaches
and environments.
• Future –oriented. It must be concerned with the
present and future gene Rations.
• Globally oriented – it must consider the whole earth
as one ecosystem.
• Holistic. It must deal with the natural and man –
made aspects of the environment.
• Interdisciplinary. It must relate to all disciplines.
• Issue-oriented. It must deal with local, regional,
national, and global perspective.
Environmental Problems, issues, and Concerns in
the Community
Environmental problem developed
and developing countries worldwide
are among the most import ant
concerns facing people and their
governments. These problems include
population growth; poverty;
deforestation; pollution of water;
air; and soil; waste disposal and
loss of species.
Republic Act No. 8749
Philippine Clean Air Act, is a
comprehensive air quality
management policy and program that
aims to achieve and maintain healthy
air for all Filipinos . The guiding
principles of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
Provides that the state shall
• Protect and advance the right of the people to a
balanced and healthful ecology in accord with rhythm
and harmony of nature.
• Promote and protect the global environment while
recognizing the primary responsibility of local
government units to deal with environment al
problems.
• Recognize that the responsibility of cleaning the
habitat and environment in primarily area-based ; and
• Recognize that a clean and healthy environment is for
habitat and environment in primarily area-based and
• Recognize that a clean and healthy environment is for
the good of all and should therefore be the concern of
all.
Coverage of the Clean Air Act
• Mobile Sources refer to vehicle like cars, trucks,
busses, jeepers, tricycles motorcycle, and vans.

• Industrial firms and the smoke stacks of power

plants hotels, and other establishment.

• Area of sources. Refer to sources of emission other

than those mentioned above.

• These smoking include burning of garbage, and

dust form dust from, construction unpaved ground
and so forth.
What can the CWTS do to help clean AIR
CWTS students can conduct
information campaign on how the
communities can help clean air.
They can help educate the people
in the community by relaying to
them the following suggestion to
help clean the air
For vehicle owners/motorists
• Maintain vehicle by changing oil regularly
( every 5.000 kilometer mileage)
• Keep the engine well –tuned based on the
owner’s manual.
• Keep tires properly inflated.
• Plan trips and observe proper driving habits.
• Remove unnecessary things from the trunk.
Don’t overload and travel only at the speed
required by traffic regulations and road
For Counters
• Try talking to the jeep/bus/tricycle
drivers about the high health risks.

• Patronize mass transit such as

buses and trains (MRT. LRT) if
possible.

• Share a ride, if possible.

For Office Works
• Reduce use of air conditioning.

• Make sure the lights are energy

efficient.

• Use company vehicles wisely.

• Use natural lighting by opening

windows and curtains
AT Home
• Use low unit –bulbs or energy
saving light.
• Limit the use of air conditioning.
• Do not burn garbage.
• Avoid using aerosols.
• Properly dispose of refrigerant,
refrigeration equipment and
used coolant.
Land Pollution
Land pollution refers to the
presence of any solid waste in
land in such quantity of such
nature and duration, and under
such conditions that are injurious
to human health and to the
existence of plants and animals.
Solid Waste
Most countries produce millions of tons of
household wastes and industrial toxic
wastes from factories, industries and
hospitals. These waste pollutes the air,
soil, and water, because most countries
and communities do not have safe means
of disposing them. When solid waste are
burned. Toxic gases spread into the air,
air pollution.
Nature of Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Waste
Biodegradable wastes or organic
wastes such foods, wastes lawn
clippings, plant and animal
wastes, and the like are usually
compostable. And can be reused
as feeds, fermentable fuel and
fertilizer
Nature of Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Waste
Non-Biodegradable wastes (such
as metals, plastics, glass and so
on) are factory returnable and can
serve as potentials sources of
livelihood projects ranging from
basketry to wood craft
REDUCE
Avoid wasteful consumption of
goods. minimized and our natural
resources can be conserved.
REUSE
Reuse useful items instead of
throwing them away. It would
greatly help if reusable goods are
patronized
RECYCLE
Items that are useless or of very little
value to someone who wants to
dispose of them may have significant
value to others
The 4RSs of Ecology: Strategy in Attaining Ecological
Sustainability in a School‘s Community –based Projects
Each student
ACTIVITY must
present a concerns,
propose solutions,
about pollution,
deforestation, climate
change, water scarcity