ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NULES) OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGES
This paper aims to provide evaluation of environmental awareness of students of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES of Ukraine) taking into account challenges that appear due to the war. The problem of the research is reduced to answers to the following quest...
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| description | This paper aims to provide evaluation of environmental awareness of students of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES of Ukraine) taking into account challenges that appear due to the war. The problem of the research is reduced to answers to the following questions: (1) What sources of information do students use in order to be aware of environmental problems? (2) Do the war in Ukraine influenced on the youth awareness increase about the environment problems? (3) What priority measures should be implemented to solve environmental problems in wartime conditions? To realize purposes in the article, sample observation within students of Economic faculty was done. Results showed that 94.1% of respondents are worried about environmental problems. At the same time main sources of information about environment issues were social networks (44.1%); internet sources (41.2%); television (11.8%) and press (2.9%). Besides, 20.6% of students assumed that information about environment is easily accessible, 52.9% accessible, and 26.5% difficult accessible. Most of the respondents considered that the environment theme is not popular enough in the mass media (79.4%). Russia invasion has provoked sharpening environmental problems, where results of the survey showed that 88.2% of respondent’s deep environmental awareness. In addition, 44.1% of surveyed students worry about the environmental consequences of the war. To find answer to the question about measures that should be implemented to solve environmental problems in present conditions, the SWOT analysis was done, where in the opportunity square are indicated main points, which should be realize: the rules of conduct and norms of responsibility for environmental offenses should be improved at the state level; the creation of appropriate infrastructure for the population to fulfil its environmental responsibilities; highlight environmental issues in the mass media and social networks; growth the role of non-governmental nature protection organizations and universities in raising the public's awareness of environmental problems; development, adoption and implementation of the national program of environmental education in educational institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-abd6dac72c6c4be5aca2b077cea80f012025-08-20T03:45:20ZengUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, BucharestScientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development2284-79952285-39522023-01-01232363370713ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NULES) OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGESTetyana KUTSOksana MAKARCHUKThis paper aims to provide evaluation of environmental awareness of students of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES of Ukraine) taking into account challenges that appear due to the war. The problem of the research is reduced to answers to the following questions: (1) What sources of information do students use in order to be aware of environmental problems? (2) Do the war in Ukraine influenced on the youth awareness increase about the environment problems? (3) What priority measures should be implemented to solve environmental problems in wartime conditions? To realize purposes in the article, sample observation within students of Economic faculty was done. Results showed that 94.1% of respondents are worried about environmental problems. At the same time main sources of information about environment issues were social networks (44.1%); internet sources (41.2%); television (11.8%) and press (2.9%). Besides, 20.6% of students assumed that information about environment is easily accessible, 52.9% accessible, and 26.5% difficult accessible. Most of the respondents considered that the environment theme is not popular enough in the mass media (79.4%). Russia invasion has provoked sharpening environmental problems, where results of the survey showed that 88.2% of respondent’s deep environmental awareness. In addition, 44.1% of surveyed students worry about the environmental consequences of the war. To find answer to the question about measures that should be implemented to solve environmental problems in present conditions, the SWOT analysis was done, where in the opportunity square are indicated main points, which should be realize: the rules of conduct and norms of responsibility for environmental offenses should be improved at the state level; the creation of appropriate infrastructure for the population to fulfil its environmental responsibilities; highlight environmental issues in the mass media and social networks; growth the role of non-governmental nature protection organizations and universities in raising the public's awareness of environmental problems; development, adoption and implementation of the national program of environmental education in educational institutions.https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.23_2/Art42.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Tetyana KUTS Oksana MAKARCHUK ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NULES) OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGES Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development |
| title | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NULES) OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGES |
| title_full | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NULES) OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGES |
| title_fullStr | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NULES) OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGES |
| title_full_unstemmed | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NULES) OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGES |
| title_short | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NULES) OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN CHALLENGES |
| title_sort | environmental awareness of students of national university of life and environmental sciences nules of ukraine in the context of modern challenges |
| url | https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.23_2/Art42.pdf |
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