Environmental Education and Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Zambia

Abstract

This chapter analyses the relationship between Environmental Education (EE) and Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) in Zambia. It examines the roles that EE could play in the management of natural resources. The chapter begins with the general introduction on CBNRM. It further analyses the concept of Environmental Education by explaining its aims and objectives. The chapter further deliberates on the history of CBNRM as an approach to natural resource management in Africa and Zambia in particular. The chapter concludes by giving an analysis of the roles played by EE in CBNRM in Zambia and recommends the incorporation of EE in the sustainable management of natural resources in the country. Doing so would provide every person with opportunities to acquire the knowledge, values, attitudes, commitment and skills needed to protect and improve the environment.