Awareness: to help social groups and citizens to realize the environment and its related problems and to raise awareness on these issues overall.
Knowledge: to help social groups and citizens to acquire a variety of experiences and basic knowledge on the environment and environmental problems.
Attitudes: to help social groups and citizens to shape values and to develop interest in the environment and have active participation in improving and protecting the environment.
Capacities: to help social groups and citizens to acquire the necessary skills to identify and resolve environmental problems.
Participation: to provide social groups and citizens the opportunity to take action and active participation at all levels to prevent environmental problems.
Source
U.N.E.S.C.O. (éd.). Conférence intergouvenementale sur l' education relative a l' environnement. Rapport final (Tbilissi. 14-26 Oct. 1977), Paris 1977. ED/MD/49