2025, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part E

author(s)
Konstantina Lymperiadou, Vasiliki Gkaragkani, Georgios Aspridis, Vasiliki Exarchou and Vicky Vrekou

abstract
In this era of globalization and climate change, particular importance is given to developing individual responsibility for protecting the environment. Environmental education plays a special role in achieving this goal. In recent years, environmental education courses have been developed in Greece at all levels of education. To achieve this goal, a survey was conducted among 208 residents in the region of Western Thessaly. This is a region which has been mostly affected by the climate change in recent years. The main research question is whether environmental education can contribute to individual responsibility among citizens. This type of information is also crucial for communication among scientists and the public. The main findings of the study were that environmental education should be an integral part of lifelong learning. The Greek population lacks environmental sensitivity and culture as shown in the more complex questions even though they understand the environmental crisis. The results are very significant and they can contribute to the development of environmental education.