How are social outcomes related to education?

Abstract

Context Environmental considerations are present in our everyday well-being, from adverse weather events to the loss of biodiversity and the quality of the air we breathe and the water we consume. The environment and environmental protection are fast emerging as the centrepiece of human development and a defining moment for humanity (UN, 2013[1]; World Economic Forum, 2018[2]). Over the past 150 years, the world has experienced unprecedented industrial and technological advances in parallel with phenomenal population growth. Along this unprecedented developmental path, the world’s ecosystem has been put under ever-increasing pressure to absorb ecological damage resulting from extensive industrialisation and increased demands on its natural resources (Dimick, 2014[3]; WWF, 2016[4]). The prevailing scientific views put the ecosystem at a delicate crossroads in its ability to sustain a healthy and balanced habitation for all those living on earth (Ripple et al., 2017[5]; UNEP, 2016[6]; Waters et al., 2016[7]).