Ecological literacy (also referred to as ecoliteracy) is the ability to understand the natural systems that make life on earth possible. To be ecoliterate means understanding the principles of organization of ecological communities (i.e. ecosystems) and using those principles for creating sustainable human communities. The term was coined by American educator David W. Orr and physicist Fritjof Capra in the 1990sFritjof Capra, The Web of Life, Harper Collins (1995) - thereby a new value entered education; the “ well-being of the earth ” .Stephen Sterling, Whole Systems Thinking as a Basis for Paradigm Change in Education, PhD paper, University of Bath. (2003)
Ecological literacy (also referred to as ecoliteracy) is the ability to understand the natural systems that make life on earth possible. To be ecoliterate means understanding the principles of organization of ecological communities (i.e. ecosystems) and using those principles for creating sustainable human communities. The term was coined by American educator David W. Orr and physicist Fritjof Capra in the 1990sFritjof Capra, The Web of Life, Harper Collins (1995) – thereby a new value entered education; the " well-being of the earth " .Stephen Sterling, Whole Systems Thinking as a Basis for Paradigm Change in Education, PhD paper, University of Bath. (2003)
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