Аннотация:An International implementation scheme for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014) proposed the fostering of environmental education as an important tool in the integrating people knowledge and learning strategies, strengthening links between learning and research on environmental change (Pavlova 2009). Article demonstrates importance of environmental education for supporting sustainable development when human activity does not destroy the biosphere but rather preserves it utilizing natural resources in the quantities within the limits of ecosystems’ carrying capacity.