Curbing Human Activities That Degrade the Environment: The Relevance of Environmental Adult Education

Abstract

Human quest for development and increase production has lead to activities that destroys the natural environment. Environmental challenges like global warning, climate change, ozone layer depletion, habitat loss, species extinction and flooding; results from unplanned housing projects, bush burning, deforestation, oil spillages, oil theft, gas flaring, sewage disposal, overgrazing, industrial waste and emissions. Every activities of man that is done by an environmentally illiterate person, that is not conscious of the consequences of his or her actions can lead to the depletion and destruction of the natural resources in the environment. Man continues to suffer from all the consequences of his actions on the environment; it will also take only man through Environmental Adult Education to solve these environmental problems. Environmental Adult Education identifies the activities of man that destroys the environment; educate man on how to use the available natural resources in a sustainable manner and also suggest alternative ways for development. Thus, Environmental Adult Education is the best tool that can enable man to live friendly with his environment and enabling ecological balance.