CHAPTER 6
Ecological Literacy OBJECtlVES At the end of this chapter, you should be able to: •
define ecological.literacy;
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distinguish among environmental literacy, ecoliteracy, and ecological literacy;
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describe an ecoliterate person; and
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recognize individual and collective roles in rehabilitating the environment and ecosystem.
protecting
and
The development of ecological understanding is not simply another subject to be learnt but a fundamental change in the way we see the world. -John Lyle, 1994 I
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