*Proceeding Paper* **Competences and Capabilities: A Relevant Resignification in Education for Environmental Citizenship †**

**Mónica Ofelia Garcia-Calvo 1,\*, Isabel Garzón-Barragán <sup>1</sup> and Pedro Reis <sup>2</sup>**


**Abstract:** This paper proposes elements for the re-signification of the concept of competences from the human capabilities approach proposed by Martha Nussbaum, within the framework of the proposal of education for environmental citizenship developed by the European Network for Environmental Citizenship. For this purpose, the notions of competences and capabilities found in the book *Conceptualizing Environmental Citizenship For 21st Century Education* are analysed. From a more holistic perspective, the competences could integrate elements of reflection such as freedom of choice (with sensitivity to cultural pluralism), planning their lives (as part of environmental action planning), looking at the context of opportunities (linked to participation and action), emotional development, and the opportunity to enjoy pleasurable experiences. This document is part of the first author's doctoral research at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia.

**Keywords:** competences; capabilities; human capabilities approach; education for environmental citizenship
