Mata ciliar e as nascentes no município de Sapucaia do Sul – RS sob o olhar da educação ambiental

Abstract

This study had to aim verify the general conditions of conservation of some springs and its riparian areas along to analyze the knowledge the way of adult education students, learning night, belonging to the upper grades of elementary school “Padre Reus” in the town of “Sapucaia do Sul” and confront practices that promote environmental education or that fail to promote causing impacts on the environment. It was raised a theoretical framework regarding the problem in question, if riparian vegetation and water sources, where like a source of study in the town was used “Morro de Sapucaia” PRNP, where there are three springs. It was analyzed in situ these springs and their conservation status, along with students and faced with a stream that crosses the urbanized area, this course which has their sources in the PRNP, noted the impact that suffers from human action. Also a questionnaire was administered for some teachers and students containing 10 questions that should be answered in a qualitative way, without interference from researcher, these 55% of teachers and 67% of students responded and gave the answers where can find that most teachers and students have a good knowledge about what is riparian streams, and know the importance of preserving them, but make a little or nothing to assist in the improvement process for its preservation. It is clear that the practices of environmental education are not being met, so there isn’t real capacity to spread these ideas, it is not enough knowledge about the subject, it is need to apply it.