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The rise of environmental education dates back to ancient societies where man had a close and harmonious relationship with nature. Environmental education began in the late 60s and early 70s, during which more clearly shows a serious global concern about environmental conditions in the world. Thus a number of international events to call attention to the problems that increasingly aggravated arise, and with them the concept of environmental education has grown internationally.
This paper broach the importance of environmental education on fuel safe management in the Panama Canal Third set of Locks Project" - Atlantic Sector . The results of the applied surveys indicate that the majority of project collaborators recognize the importance of an environmental education program that can help improve your knowledge of the procedures necessary for the prevention spill at their points of work, thus avoiding irreparable damage to the environment.