Environmental Education as a Condition of Human Potential.

The article explains the directions of the formation of human potential of the concept of ecological education. The concept of human potential is understood as a reflection of an individual’s self-confidence and their capacity for growth and transformation. The factor of development and real exploration of human potential is the individual’s satisfaction with his activity, combined with the desire to grow and develop in a certain area. Human potential encompasses the physical and spiritual capabilities of individuals that can be directed toward achieving both personal and societal objectives, particularly through the pursuit of self-actualization. The main content is the preservation and development of people’s individual spiritual, cultural and humanistic world, in which environmental education plays a special role. The main component of environmental education is educational potential and is indicated as human potential concerning a person through one of the main areas. The principles of human potential development in the field of environmental education are substantiated: stimulation of raising the level of ecological culture of the population, especially young people; establishment of effective interaction between regional authorities, large enterprises, public organizations and environmental activists; identification of the functions of human potential in the provision of resources in the field of environmental education. Here, environmental education and awareness, which contribute to the humanistic, spiritual, moral and social development of the individual, are currently becoming relevant in the context of the formation of human potential. The ecological education carried out by representatives of formal and non-formal education, as well as their interaction techniques with other institutions of society, are analyzed. The substantial aspects of the modern development of ecological education, as well as the primary problems in this area, are considered.