Formation of ecological culture of students as a pedagogical problem

This article deals with the formation or, more precisely, the formation of the ecological culture of students, its features and problems of education at this stage, i.e. while studying at the university. Here questions about the deterioration of the human ecosystem are considered - which includes a number of varieties of ecological systems, one of the essential components of which is the person himself. The problems of the specific features of the human ecosystem are considered, which include the expression of all the values and goals of a person and the society in which he lives, as well as the driving forces of a social nature. At the same time, it is indicated that it is important not only to know, but also to realize that the laws that determine the behavior of human ecosystems have the same force as in other ecosystems. Here we are talking about the purpose of higher education - the education of an environmentally active personality, the main goal of which is the continuous education of environmental training at all stages of education, including the humane attitude towards flora and fauna, the rational use of natural resources with the simultaneous education of consciousness and activity in environmental protection. The article outlines the levels of education, the content, the role of future teachers, who must have the ability to be guided by moral, legal norms and rules of environmentally competent behavior in the natural environment, the ability to use the knowledge gained in their further professional and educational activities.