Education Against Plastic Pollution: Current Approaches and Best Practices
Plastic pollution has been a topic of major concern not only for the scientific community. In the past decade, science has been instrumental in drawing attention to the issue of plastic pollution on land and in the ocean and its far-reaching implications
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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Types of Education 3 Formal Education Initiatives to Tackle Plastic Pollution 3.1 Environmental Education According to A Strategy for Sustainable Living 3.2 Programs for Primary and Secondary Education Levels 3.3 Tertiary Level of Education 4 Non-formal Educational Programs and Tools to Tackle Plastic Pollution 4.1 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) 4.2 Other Open Access Training Opportunities 4.3 Sustainability Games 4.4 Mobile Exhibitions 5 Summary and Conclusions References
Abstract Plastic pollution has been a topic of major concern not only for the scientific community. In the past decade, science has been instrumental in drawing attention to the issue of plastic pollution on land and in the ocean and its far-reaching implications for the health and the well-being of the biosphere. Using scientific data and findings, a whole suite of stakeholders have been developing approaches to address this issue. Along with other societal institutions, education has reacted to the presence and wide acknowledgment of the plastic pollution challenge we are currently facing on a global scale. This work analyzes selected examples of educational programs on all levels of education. We review the initiatives we have found from primary to tertiary levels of formal education and go beyond the scope of the formal system to see how informal education has reacted to the plastic problem. O. Mironenko (*) International Waste Platform, Russian Waste Hub, Moscow, Russian Federation e-mail: [email protected]; https://internationalwasteplatform.org/ E. Mironenko Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation e-mail: [email protected] Friederike Stock, Georg Reifferscheid, Nicole Brennholt, and Evgeniia Kostianaia (eds.), Plastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part II: Stakeholders Role against Pollution, Hdb Env Chem, DOI 10.1007/698_2020_486, © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
O. Mironenko and E. Mironenko
The goal of this analysis is to see the types of current educational projects worldwide to educate students of various age groups about plastic pollution. We also attempt to see if there is anything missing from the big strategic picture of education as a tool to address plastic pollution on land and in the ocean. Keywords Environmental education, Environmental initiatives, MOOC, Plastic pollution, Sustainability education, Waste education
Abbreviations EQ IQ IUCN MOOC NGO SDGs UNEP WWF 3Rs
Emotional quotient Intelligence quotient International Union for Conservation of Nature Massive open online course Nongovernmental organization Sustainable Development Goals United Nations Environment Programme World Wildlife Fund Reduce, reuse, and recycle
1 Introduction Education is widely recognized as key to changing the processes and attitudes in society. It plays a central role in addressing the complex issues that we as a global society are faced with. Nelson Mandela, the renowned South African political activist and philanthropist, is reported to have referred to education as “the most p
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