Based on the scientific and pedagogical analysis of the relevant literature and normative documentation on the problem under study, the textbook identifies and substantiates didactic stages, directions for modernizing environmental education at the present stage in the conditions of innovative development of modern society. The paper describes the ways of forming an environmentally literate personality through environmental education and upbringing. Much attention is paid to various forms of innovative work in the formation of an environmentally literate personality. Innovative approaches to organizational forms and methods that ensure the effectiveness of environmental education in the conditions of modern production are determined. The textbook is designed for researchers, undergraduates, students, teachers and methodologists in the field of education.