ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS A BASIC COMPONENT IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The article presents an analysis of the general ecological situation in our planet as a result of anthropogenic activity and the response of the ecosphere in the form of natural disasters and catastrophies. The article also justifies the imperative necessity for radical changes in the Earth`s population mentality. Which will contribute to the development in the mainstream of sustainability at is aimed education for sustainable development. The article also presents the results of positive experience, problems and perspectives of environmental education in the frame of educational system of the Republic of Armenia as well as the appropriate recommendations for improving the institutions of formal and non-formal education in this aspect

MODERN PROBLEMS OF ECOLOGICAL SAFETY AT THE GLOBAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS

Currently, the environmental security is considered one of the most important components of the national security and is seen as a collection of natural, social, technical and other conditions for the life quality and life safety of the population, as well as the sustainability of natural ecosystems. Despite the large–scale eco–oriented activity that mankind is launching in the last 30–40 years planetary ecological crisis is increasingly deepened. Modern civilization “has started” processes similar to a chain reaction, and they end with boomerang, coming back in the form of a devastating natural disaster or a direct negative impact on human health. In RA global environmental problems are also reflected, and they are significantly complicated by the extensive use of mineral resources, deforestation, unsustainable use of water resources and do not consider the environmental risks of urban development. It is necessary to activate the reorientation of the human activity (administrative, economic, urban development) on the principles set out in the National Security Strategy of the Republic of Armenia and the outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development “Rio +20”, “The future we want.