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Abstract

This study sheds light on how the Green Book as an environmental education textbook by the Department of School Education South Punjab plays its role in creating environment awareness and in developing attitudes towards the environment. The study is conducted to examine the Green Book’s effectiveness on the attitudes of students. For this, it utilized quantitative research method, using a structured, close-ended questionnaire to collect data from 200 students at different schools in Vehari. The findings of the study suggest that a high degree of agreement with statements indicating that the Green Book as an academic work, helps students to build environmental awareness, emotional attachment to nature, as well as pro-environmental behavior. Moreover, Green Book not only an educational tool but also a tool of green pedagogy and transformation. It is also a communication tool to substantiate the environmental knowledge, introduce ecological ethics, and develop responsible citizenship in school students.