ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MUNICIPALITY KOČEVJE

Podnebje, ki kroji življenjske razmere na površju Zemlje, kot je navedeno v (Walker 2005), se močno spreminja, predvsem v škodo človeštva. S svojimi dejavnostmi in posegi v naravo človek razmere celo poslabšuje. Znanost ugotavlja, da živi sedanje človeštvo v dobi, ko v naravi poteka proces izumiranja naravnih vrst, na ljudi pa pritiskajo bolezni in posledice onesnaževanja okolja. Sedaj človeštvo išče pot iz te okoljske in družbene krize, ker gre za njegov obstoj. Izhod je: treba je spremeniti odnos do narave, način gospodarjenja in družbeno ureditev, da bi nastale primerne razmere, v katerih bi se lahko obnavljala tako narava kot človeštvo. Že pri najmlajših je pomembno razvijati pozitiven odnos do okolja in poudariti potrebo sprejemanja navad v soglasju z okoljem. Ozaveščanje ima tako pomembno vlogo v skrbi za okolje. Pomembno je, da mladi že dovolj zgodaj začnejo prispevati k varčevanju in gospodarnemu ravnanju z naravnimi viri, skrbijo za ohranjanje okolja in zdravja in so usmerjeni k spremembam življenjskega sloga in prijaznim načinom zadovoljevanja potreb. V diplomski nalogi so podana teoretična spoznanja globalnega stanja okolja, predstavljene so raziskave in ugotovitve ekološke ozaveščenosti, glede ločevanja in recikliranja odpadkov, varčevanja z energijo in pitno vodo mladih v občini Kočevje.The climate, that shapes living conditions on the Earth\u27s surface, as is indicated in (Walker 2005), is within the newest age perceptibly changing in the damage of mankind. With its activities and interventions in the nature, man makes the situation even worse. Science notes that the current mankind is living in an era, when the nature is in the process of extinction of natural species, and the people are exposed to diseases and consequences of environmental pollution. Now mankind is looking for a way out of this environmental and social crisis, because it is all about its existence. The output is: it is necessary to change the attitude toward nature, management and social organization in order to rectify the suitable conditions in which it would normally recover both nature and mankind. At the youngest age it is important to develop a positive attitude towards the environment and to emphasize the need for accepting habits in harmony with the environment. Awareness has such an important role in the care for the environment. It is important that the children early enough starts to contribute to the savings and economic management of natural resources, are responsible for the preservation of the environment and health and are directed to a change in lifestyle and friendly way of meeting needs. In our diploma thesis are given the theoretical knowledge of the global environmental situation, there is presented the research and the findings of the ecological awareness as regards the separation and recycling waste, energy saving and drinking water saving of young people in municipality Kočevje