Actualizing the Sustainable Development Goals 2030: the Role of Environmental Education in Poverty Eradication and Tackling insecurity in Nigeria

Abstract

  The main aim of the Sustainable Development Goals centres on the fulfilment of basic human needs and ending hunger around the world. Although the actualization of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 in Nigeria within the context of current realities appears remote, this paper seeks to justify and promote the conceptualization of environmental education as a veritable tool for imbuing a sense of responsibility, awareness and intrinsic value for environmental conservation as a major contributor to sustainable development. This review shows that pro-environmental behaviours are critical for sustainable development and tackling poverty and insecurity. It is recommended that relevant stakeholders and institutions project the systematic acculturation of environmental ethics from a normative perspective beyond the walls of the classroom.