
The article considers the need to improve the theoretical foundations of environmental education and upbringing in accordance with the requirements of the time based on international experience and national minimalism. The main purpose of the proposed qualities in the context of the global environmental crisis is to foster an ecological worldview based on new manners and ethics corresponding to the level of civilization of the XXI century and strong anthropogenic influences threatening nature. Currently, the introduction of ecological culture into the educational process on the basis of an integrative approach and the conclusion of the effectiveness of environmental education to a new level on this basis is becoming relevant.