Educação ambiental:um olhar sobre a destruição da mata ciliar do Rio Paranhana na cidade de Parobé - RS

Abstract

This paper presents reflections on the reality of the destruction of riparian vegetation along the river in the town of Paranhana, Parobé, Brazil, made with 8th grade students in a school. The study sets up on a literature search and exploratory, where, after a study on the subject in the classroom, students were led to know the truth and identify the major environmental problems of the riparian forest in the region. Students, through empirical data collected in the population of the city and in the context studied, could verify that the riparian forest is yielding its space for the emergence of neighborhoods and this puts at risk the quality of environmental and social life of residents, who suffer the constant flooding, without a more effective supervision of the authorities. Through research, students could see how much you need will promote the integration of environmental concerns in the formulation of socioeconomic policies of small towns, thereby, lower environmental impacts. The goal of the situations proposed in the research was to get students involved in future research may otherwise manage the relationship with the environment in which you press for the preservation and conservation of the same, which will discover the important social role that they engaged in setting up a new sustainable society. And before the placement of students held after the survey, one can see that they are prepared to change their behavior, simply so that is provided more information and investment in teaching materials and training courses for parents, teachers and community in general.