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Last December 12, 2008, GMA signed into law Republic Act No. 9512, or the National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008. The law requires that environmental education be integrated in the school curricula at all levels, public or private.

Environmental education is defined to encompass environmental concepts and principles, environmental laws, the state of international and local environment, local environmental best practices, the threats of environmental degradation and its impact on human well-being, the responsibility of the citizenry to the environment and the value of conservation, protection and rehabilitation of natural resources and the environment in the context of sustainable development. Theoretical and practicum modules are covered. The latter are comprised of activities, projects, programs including, but not limited to, tree planting; waste minimization, segregation, recycling and composting; freshwater and marine conservation; forest management and conservation; relevant livelihood opportunities and economic benefits and other such programs and undertakings to aid the implementation of the different environmental protection law.

In the tertiary level, environmental education is made an integral part of the National Service Training Program (NSTP).

On one hand, this is a good thing. On the other hand, this is an additional burden for schools administrators and teachers.
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