This title is intended as a manual for environmental education practitioners. It provides theoretical background with the view of improving environmental education practitioners' practice. Environmental education addresses topics such as: The origin of the term/concept environmental education in southern Africa; a philosophical perspective of environmental education; teaching for the environment; environmental issues; education for sustainability; environmental education in the informal sector; environmental education in business and industry; research in environmental education.

The world is in an environmental crisis dominated by environmental issues and risks such as loss of biodiversity, pollution, deforestation, urbanisation and many others. For many commentators, the solution lies in the provision of adequate education, including environmental education. Environmental education and education for sustainability - some South African perspectives perceptively addresses topics such as a number of environmental issues and risks of which learners need to be made aware; the history of environmental education, both internationally and in South Africa; the ways in which our deeply held value assumptions and even our religious convictions affect our attitudes towards environmental issues and environmental education; the meaning of "education for sustainability"; curriculum development and the teaching and learning of environmental education; environmental education in the non-formal sector; environmental education and training in industry; an introduction to research in environmental education.