Integrating Environmental Education into Global Curriculum: Challenges and Solutions

Abstract A new era in environmental protection measures began with the Stockholm Declaration of 1972, which was the first international accord to use the word “environment” specifically. Both the Eastern, communist and Western blocs’ industrial and military developments were mostly to blame for the planet’s environmental deterioration. These two rival factions concentrated on retaliating against one another, especially by deploying nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles and regularly testing and improving nuclear weapons. Nuclear tests’ radioactive fallout greatly increased environmental pollution, which in turn caused a number of health problems, climate change, rising global temperatures, melting polar ice, changed weather patterns, and ozone layer depletion. The world community convened in response to this concerning state of things to consider the reasons behind the decline and suggest actions to reverse it. Through customs and ceremonies that honour trees, rivers, the sun, moon, and other creatures, Indian culture has long encouraged reverence for the natural world. Kalidasa, the well-known Sanskrit poet, praised nature in his book and Poem Meghaduta. Other poets have also depicted the beauty of nature. This Research Paper examines the challenges that climate change is now posing and highlights how vital it is to incorporate environmental education at all tiers of the global educational system keeping in view the Indian perspective. In order to achieve sustainable development and guarantee that Earth is a habitable and prosperous planet for future generations, such initiatives are essential. The secondary sources of data are used for this research paper that is United Nations and Government of India publications are used for the study. Keywords: Military, Opponent, Nuclear, Ballistic, Ozone.