International milestones that have impacted the development of environmental education in Colombia

Abstract

The description of international milestones that have influenced the development of environmental education in Colombia and the exploration of the factors that have influenced its development are intended to contribute to the reflection and explanation about the nature of environmental education, the tensions and discussions. That are generated around its validity as a strategy for raising awareness and changing society's attitude towards the environment and its different connotations. In this work of theoretical nature, the methodology focuses on documentary review, chronology of events, assembly and analysis of them. The results show the poor conceptualization of what, why and why environmental education is carried out, as well as the lack of coordination between ecological and environmental institutions and groups. The postulates proclaimed in the different international conferences on the efficient, sustainable and sustainable use of natural resources are always projected in the intergenerational responsibility that was consolidated at the Rio de Janeiro summit in 1992 and then the setback that is reflected in the change climate. In conclusion, environmental education is needed to move from the Cartesian approach to a complex environmental vision where science and technology allow culture to be correlated with nature and life, developing processes that contribute to a change in attitudes and behaviors to face problems. Environmental, local and global.