Ontological aspects of environmental culture

The article analyzes the features of environmental culture that distinguish it from the types of traditional culture. Traditional approaches to environmental culture are based on the principles of anthropocentrism. They are reflected in the methods of ecological education. Anthropocentrism considers environmental culture as a means of reducing damage to nature. In particular, such an approach to environmental culture is presented in educational science, but its disadvantage is that it regards ecological culture by analogy with other types of culture (material, spiritual). The article proposes an ontological approach to environmental culture, which is based on the principles of environmental humanism and sustainable development. Environmental culture is meant to resolve the contradictions between the human environment and natural objects. Rational management of scientific and technological progress and innovative development is a means for resolving these contradictions.