Educação ambiental técnica: clubes de ecologia e oficinas ambientais estudo de caso: município de Itaara - RS

Abstract

The environment in which we live is in constant change - by siltation, flooding, pollution - whether natural or caused by man. Thus, in order to minimize the damage caused by man, a diagnosis was made in the municipality of Itaara RS, to assess environmental damage, which were georeferenced with GPS receiver and possible improvements that can be performed in the city. After analysis, it is recommended activities to be undertaken for improvements in the city, thus a job for Environmental Technology Education that began in May of the year 2007. First lectures were held in environmental awareness at the Municipal School Euclides Pinto Ribas in that city, on the issue of damage and pollution caused by man. Once the array of problems in the city-started the work with environmental workshops, selective waste collection, reuse of waste dry - newspapers, plastic bottles, cans, scraps of wood - in short, all forms of material for recycling. For organic waste, recycling of food waste through box of earthworms and humus, minimizing the waste placed in the environment. It was encouraged, with the technical environmental education, dissemination of knowledge through appropriate models of topics. Was performed also at the 5th Conference "Take care of our community," the theater on SUSTAINABILITY in Theater Environment, held in the Hall of God’s Assembly Church. These activities were developed with the community and developed by scholars and teachers of the Federal University of Santa Maria linked to the International Center for Environmental Projects - CIPAM.