Ações ambientais voltadas aos agricultores no município de Arroio do Tigre - RS

Abstract

Environmental Education is an important tool to develop due care for the environment. Thus, insofar as one knows the environment in which one lives, one is apprehensive to conserve it, to preserve it and especially to respect it. In this sense, the objective of this work was to sensitize the farmers in relation to environmental preservation through Environmental Education actions, in the communities of Morro da Lentilha and Linha Travessão, located in the municipality of Arroio do Tigre. Firstly, a questionnaire was applied, aiming to identify the characteristics of the rural properties, mainly the capacity of environmental awareness of the farmers, verifying the situation of the properties in relation to crop production, solid waste destination, soil productive capacity, water conservation , as well as the importance of the areas of permanent preservation and legal reserve. Furthermore, it was possible to work with farmers in what Environmental Education contributes to the improvement of rural activities, highlighting the importance of diversification as an ally in sustainable development. At the opportunity as a stimulus for diversification, the delivery of fruit tree seedlings, knowledge of ownership and how farmers deal with environmental issues was carried out. Subsequently to the questionnaire it was exposed the objectives defined in the work that was to develop and amplify actions of environmental education allied to the cultivation and sustainable management of the rural properties. On the occasion, satisfactory results have been achieved in relation to rural properties, as farmers seek to improve their practices in order to preserve natural resources, with the result that rural properties are constantly evolving and farmers have been even more sensitive to environmental issues.