Current issues of environmental education and upbringing

This article analyzes the role of teaching ecology in technical universities. The main goal of the discipline "Ecology" is to give the concept of the need for environmental protection measures based on the main laws of ecology. Ecology is a natural science discipline that provides a theoretical and practical basis for environmental protection activities, depending on the specialty. In addition, the article presents the main and innovative methods of teaching the discipline "Ecology" in technical universities.