Man is obliged to preserve the basic resources of nature in all their richness. Man should shape nature, utilise its resources and live within it; he must not abuse it and destroy habitats.

Living things should be able to live, not only for the sake of their usefulness to humans, but also for the sake of biodiversity and the preservation of the cultural area and its possibilities. Ecological education makes it clear that human intervention in nature has reached a level that not only leads to ecological and health risks for current and future generations, but also to irreparable damage and the ultimate destruction of plants and animals, making ecological responsibility in the sense of sustainable development more necessary than ever.

With its interdisciplinary approach, the education sector with its focus on the polluter pays principle (responsibility), precautionary principle (prevention) and co-operation principle (national and international co-operation) is becoming increasingly important in terms of ecological, economic, socio-cultural and political-institutional responsibility. .