Open AccessIntroduction of marine ecosystem and conservation as a form of early childhood education: a preliminary study
Author(s) -
Willem Moka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/575/1/012217
Subject(s) - marine ecosystem , overexploitation , marine conservation , marine pollution , ecosystem , marine life , environmental resource management , geography , environmental planning , pollution , fishery , environmental science , ecology , biology
Marine environment is one of the world parts that affected by the human activities. Overexploitation, pollution and marine debris are some problems faced globally. The issues are caused by human behaviors and actions, intentionally or accidentally. However, not every person in the world realize the problems in marine environment. The objective of this study is to found out about how far parents were already introduce the marine conservation as early education for the children. The data was collected through questionnaire and analyze with simple math analysis. Results shows that not every parent join in marine conservation program and so do their children. However, most parents were already introducing the marine ecosystem and the importance of marine conservation to their children since early age.