WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics
Print ISSN: 1109-9526, E-ISSN: 2224-2899
Volume 17, 2020
The Importance of Environmental-forest Education in Managing Information on Natural Resources
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Abstract: Contemporary conditions of socially responsible economy underline the growing demand and importance of information on natural resources. Care for environmental protection and shaping sustainable development is reflected in many legal acts, documents and school textbooks in Poland. This information, through its disclosure and sharing, contributes to the dissemination of knowledge in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development, while shaping the pro-environmental behaviour of the public. Environmental-forest education is of key importance in managing information on natural resources. The main purpose of this article is to (1) determine the number of activities of selected entities conducting environmental-forest education, (2) identify the strengths and weaknesses of environmental-forest education, (3) propose changes determining effective management of information on natural resources using environmental-forest education. The following research methods were used in the article: literary critical analysis, surveys, qualitative methods (case study), snowball method and tabular techniques for presenting results
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Keywords: environmental-forest education, education centres, information management, knowledge, natural resources, environment
Pages: 775-785
DOI: 10.37394/23207.2020.17.76