Towards an environmental culture for sustainable development

Abstract EN

The present paper is an attempt to investigate how the environmental culture contributes to preparing individual environmentally, in order to reach a sustainable environmental development.

This latter occurs by improving the relationship between the individual and his environment, and developing his culture and an environmental vision at all levels to achieve compatibility.

As a matter of fact, the environmental culture is not just theoretical ideas, but it is a practical practice as it is the primary guide for the individuals and society behavior in facing various environmental issues.

Along this vein, the environmental culture determines the desired behavior by developing environmental awareness, and creating basic environmental knowledge.

Accordingly, everyone can play his role effectively in protecting the environment and achieving sustainable development.

The results of the paper found that there is a need to restore natural balance and achieve the so-called sustainable development.

Actually, this cannot be achieved through the enactment of laws and judicial penalties for anyone who harms the environment.

However, individuals must take their responsibilities towards their environment through the synergy of the legal side and the socio-cultural one in order to disseminate the environmental culture that aims to provide the individual with environmental moral that determines positive behavior to face the problems of his environment and achieve sustainable development of the environment.