Environmental ethics in the education system for sustainable development of the Republic Belarus and the Russian Federation

Authors

  • Sergey A. Maskevich International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University University, 23/1 Dolgobrodskaya Street, Minsk 220070, Belarus
  • Tatyana V. Mishatkina International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, 23/1 Dolgobrodskaya Street, Minsk 220070, Belarus
  • Vladimir I. Falko Mytischi Branch of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 1 1-Institutskaya Street, Mytishchi, 141005, Russia

Keywords:

environmental ethics, conceptual model of environmental and ethical education, non-anthropocentric paradigm, moral understanding of nature, greening morality, environmental moral imperative
Supporting Agencies
The study was conducted within the agreement of ISEI BSU with the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Basic Research No. B18MS-032 dated June 01, 2018 «Environmental safety and biodiversity of the East European and Central Asian regions in the context of sustainable development, global bioethics and survival strategies».

Abstract

The development of environmental ethics, environmental education and upbringing in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation is based on bilateral interaction: in Russia, the emphasis is made on the development of theoretical issues, and Belarus is a leader in organizing the study and applied use of this problem. The paper outlines the main factors and problems of the development of environmental ethics and eco-ethical education, the practical significance of the results for improving the training of specialists in the field of environmental protection and the formation of an environmental worldview. For the first time, a harmonious, logically and substantively evidenced conceptual model of environmental ethics in the context of a sustainable development strategy is presented. Positive results achieved during the Belarusian-Russian cooperation are noted, new tasks for further research are set.

Author Biographies

  • Sergey A. Maskevich, International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University University, 23/1 Dolgobrodskaya Street, Minsk 220070, Belarus

    doctor of science (physical and mathematical), professor; director

  • Tatyana V. Mishatkina, International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, 23/1 Dolgobrodskaya Street, Minsk 220070, Belarus

    PhD (philosophy), docent; professor at the department of social-humanitarian sciences and sustainable development

  • Vladimir I. Falko, Mytischi Branch of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 1 1-Institutskaya Street, Mytishchi, 141005, Russia

    PhD (engineering), docent; professor at the department of pedagogy, psychology, law, history and philosophy.

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Published

2020-04-20

Issue

No. 4 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology

Section

Social and Environmental Problems of Sustainable Development

How to Cite

[1]
Maskevich, S.A. et al. 2020. Environmental ethics in the education system for sustainable development of the Republic Belarus and the Russian Federation. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology. 4 (Apr. 2020), 4–14.