Educação ambiental para o desenvolvimento local: uma alternativa para o desenvolvimento de municípios

Abstract

Promoting Sustainable Local Development requires a knowledge of public and private managers, community associations, trade unions and an essential tool for the transformation of culture and knowledge of a society that is the Teacher. The qualification of managers and educators is important so that, with tools for participation in the community get the goals that it has about the future of the city and its relationship with the region. It is essential that school administrators and teachers are aware that only the program content is not enough that students have the necessary knowledge and thus cause changes in habits to begin practicing the culture of Sustainable Development. In this research work our main objective was to analyze and discuss the role of environmental education as a tool for the promotion of sustainable local development in the municipalities of Candelaria, Sun Valley and Vera Cruz, situated in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul after, qualification information collected in relation to study plans, projects and programs that municipalities have, and how they plan their development, the research aimed to provide skills workshops for managers, teachers and leaders of municipalities so that they could instill the desire to establish educational programs in their communities as a basis that would respect the local culture, the vocation of the population and geographical conditions as well as environmental conditions of each region.