ABSTRACT
The action of large human conglomerates is behind many of the events that have caused significant environmental damage in recent decades. However, these same conglomerates are the main actors in some important environment protection battles. The selfish interests of many individuals lead too often to a tragic collective result desired by nobody. Sometimes, however, they lead to the construction of social organizations whose members are willing to compel them to protect nature. Evolutionary game theory studies this sort of contradiction between many individual actions and the emerging social consequences. In this chapter, that theory is proposed as a means of analyzing the possibility of the emergence of social awareness and environment protection activities within communities.
