Аннотации:
© 2019, Dorma Journals. All rights reserved. The environmental crisis, which so suddenly struck the human habitat, made significant adjustments to the relationship between nature and man, forced to review all significant developments of human civilization and extremely actualized today the socio-environmental problems at all levels: regional, national, and global (1-3). In this regard, environmental problems, as a result of the human consumer relationship to the entire natural system, are today one of the most discussed topics in scientific publications, in the media space, and in scientific discourse. It is not accidental at all. The thoughtless, unlimited satisfaction of the growing needs of people has led to an irreversible change in the properties of landscapes, the depletion and loss of minerals, and the disappearance of many species of the animal and plant world. Unresolved environmental problems, at the moment, reflect the reality of the XXI century. The solution of the environmental problems that have arisen depends not so much on the level of development of production, science and technology but on the ecological culture of the population, on understanding the sources, essence and ways of overcoming the current crisis situation, on everyone's participation in the conservation of natural resources and minimizing consumption wastes. Based on a study of the state of environmental consciousness of students, the article examines the role of environmental education as a factor in the formation of culture, moral standards in relations with nature, and overcoming the environmental crisis. The data obtained made it possible to substantiate conclusions about the need for fundamental changes in educational programs, toughening of legislative norms in the field of nature management as a mechanism to counter the extinction and death of civilization.
