COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: A SIGNIFICANT INSTRUMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Abstract

Community environmental education is a vital approach to promoting environmental protection, focusing on raising awareness, building knowledge, and fostering skills for sustainable practices among local communities. This study evaluates the effectiveness of community environmental education, identifies characteristics of successful programs, and provides recommendations for enhancing environmental protection. they need to be properly guided through community- based environmental education which is based on community participatory model and which encompasses elements of community based, collaboration, information based, and action oriented. Results indicate that community environmental education can be a powerful tool for increasing environmental awareness and action, and it is recommended that policymakers and practitioners adopt it as a central component of environmental protection efforts. By empowering communities through education, it also harnesses collective action for a more sustainable future.