What kinds of socio-cultural understandings do ecoliterate people have?

- Eco-knowledge is a socio-construct: process influenced by values, bias and is social, dynamic, open

- Theories and practice are influenced by society, politics, economics

- ecological understandings relate to social needs/problems

- Ethical stances/frameworks for applying ecoliteracy skills

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