By Nicole Blum
A transforming into physique of analysis has given serious recognition to varied theories and practices of environmental schooling, and its power contribution to addressing urgent worldwide matters equivalent to sustainable improvement and weather swap. whereas a lot of this paintings has desirous about views and practices in Europe and North the USA, this booklet explores environmental studying inside formal schooling, in programmes through non-governmental businesses, and in public schooling areas in Monteverde, Costa Rica. The dialogue additionally highlights the necessity for extra examine to appreciate the wider social and monetary interactions among such efforts and the groups within which they're located.
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