Educational Approaches to Advancing Environmental Literacy: A Review of NEP 2020

Environmental literacy must be possessed by every human being, to effectively address the seriousglobal environmental issues. The need of environmental literacy in solving today’s environmentalchallenges is becoming more widely understood. National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Indiastressess the need to integrate sustainability and environmental consciousness throughout theeducational curriculum, from primary education to higher learning. This study reviews NEP2020’sframework for promoting and integrating environmental literacy into education system and analyzingits impact on students, teachers and communities. It focuses into the goals and strategies of NEP2020on how it intends to incorporate environment literacy into the educational curriculum. Preliminaryresults suggest that NEP 2020 could help cultivate a new generation of environmentally aware citizens.The study also underscores how the policy aligns with global educational trends that prioritizesustainability and a comprehensive understanding of environmental challenges. The paper highlightsthe conceptual model of environmental literacy. The initial findings indicate that NEP 2020 has thepotential to cultivate environmentally conscious citizens while aligning with global standards ofexcellence. The paper suggests some educational strategies for promoting the environment relatedsliteracy at school, higher educational institutions and teacher training institutions. The study furtherhighlights the effective execution of NEP 2020 and suggests the teachers and administration tosuccessfully execute the environment literacy in the education system.