EDUCATION AND LOCAL COMMUNITY AS KEY FACTORS IN PROMOTING ENVIRONEMENTAL PROTECTION. RESULTS AND GOOD PRACTICES FROM A PROJECT WITH EU FINANCMENT
EDUCATION AND LOCAL COMMUNITY AS KEY FACTORS IN PROMOTING ENVIRONEMENTAL PROTECTION. RESULTS AND GOOD PRACTICES FROM A PROJECT WITH EU FINANCMENT

Summary/Abstract: Since the second half of the twentieth century, an increasingly strong environmental protection movement has emerged and developed with visible effects on the health of the environment. This movement consisted of public and/or private initiatives aimed at raising awareness about the effects of human behaviour on the environment. In this sense, at global and European level, documents, programmes and strategies have been initiated to reduce the harmful effects of industries (often polluting) on the environment, promoting a green economy, green jobs, sustainable development and environmental education. An extremely important role in the implementation of these measures was played by the programs and projects initiated not only at national level, but also at local level. This article aims to highlight the importance of externally funded projects (in the case study we have chosen to present, European funded projects) and how their outputs are achieved through the involvement of educational institutions. The school is one of the most important institutions of social control, therefore, any project that aims to be a successful one must involve the school as a social institution and the pupils as a target group. The research we present in the second part of the project highlights the need to develop an education for environmental protection and the use of the school-community dyad in building sustainable development and an eco-citizenship.

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