Toward Sustainable Environmental Education: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

by Javid A. Parray (Editor), Aparna Gunjal (Editor), Nusrat Shafi (Editor)

Overview

This new book reflects the priorities of the UNESCO Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development, which reaffirms the importance of education in society. The idea of sustainability necessitates that we take into account long-term horizons, environmental stability, the needs of humans in various locations, as well as those of non-human residents of the earth.

The book considers environmental education, the social and cultural implications of climate science, education and sustainable development, sustainable education and COVID-19 pandemics, new technology in education, and many other pertinent issues relating to environmental protection.

This book offers an authoritative source of information on sustainable education ecosystems and their challenges and opportunities, with the potential to address issues related to the global and changing market-driven factors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781774919507
Publisher:	Apple Academic Press
Publication date:	10/20/2025
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Javid A. Parray, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at the Government Degree College, Kashmir, India. His research interests include ecological and agricultural microbiology, climate change and microbial biotechnology, environmental microbiomes, etc. He has published research papers and book chapters as well as 14 books with international publishers, such as Elsevier, Springer, Callisto Reference, and Wiley-Blackwell. He is on the editorial boards and is a reviewer for many journals and has been an invited speaker at scientific meetings and conferences within India and abroad. He is a member of many international and national scientific organizations.

Aparna Gunjal, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Dr. D. Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce & Science College, Maharashtra, India. With eight years of teaching experience and 14 years of research experience, Dr. Gunjal has 150 publications to her credit, which includes research papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings, books, book chapters, review articles, reports, and articles in international magazines and newsletters. She has also submitted sequences to microbiology databases. Dr. Gunjal has received several awards as well as travel grants for paper presentations at international conferences. She also received a “Senior Scientist Award” from the Microbiologists Society India in 2023.

Nusrat Shafi, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Government Degree College, Eidgah, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. She has presented and published papers in professional journals and has written several book chapters. With over 15 years of experience in her field, she received the Bharat Ratna Mother Teresa Gold Medal Award at the 61st National Unity Conference by GPERA.

Table of Contents

1. Importance and Awareness of Environmental Sciences 2. Environmental Education: Awareness and Responses 3. Gender Equality and Sustainable Development Goal 5 in South Asia 4. Education and Sustainable Development 5. Navigating the Changing Landscape of Education: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities 6. Bullying and Cyber Bullying Challenges: Toward Sustainable Education 7. Sustainable Education and the Role in Technology and the AI Era 8. Sustainable Education and Social and Cultural Aspects 9. Sustainability and Citizenship: Social Scientific Issues in Science Education 10. Educational Aspect of Environment: An Impact Assessment 11. Quality and Good Learning Environments in Higher Education