Environmental studies aim at the following-Creating awareness about the environment as a whole as well as its related problems.

• Gaining experiences and acquiring a basic understanding of the environment and its allied problems.
• Skill acquisition for identifying and solving environmental problems.
• Protection of the environment through participation.
• Acquiring an attitude of concern towards the environment and solving its problems.
• Developing an ability to evaluate and analyze measures to protect the environment.
• Raise consciousness about the environment.
• Creating environmental ethics and environmentally sensitive society.
• Teaching environmentally appropriate behaviour.

Source: Environment by Shankar IAS