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Environmental education, therefore, has to be a continuing life long process. Adult education; therefore becomes an important channel for environment education, not only for those who missed it in their youth, but also for those who have entered the working life with a proper background in environment studies. The prime target group in adult education should be those responsible for products and processes particularly important for reducing environmental risks. Training and personnel Development Officers should be trained first. Environmental education for adults will also make it easier for the younger generation to implement their ideas on environment clean up, because their elders may understand what they intend and accept it readily. Environmental Education can start as an extension of Safety education, with which many in the Industry are already familiar. The awareness and standards for environment will vary from country to country as they do now for safety. But essentially every region has to start from where they are. Subjects in Environmental Education: In higher technical education, the curriculum should include: 1. Pollution from wastes and emissions and technologies for cleaning up. Basic ergo metric and Industrial Engineering. 3. Activities and norms for public authorities and public bodies dealing with environment. Sources of authoritative information on environment and pollution. Rural Development Through Education System 158