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The last decades of national environmental policy and management were marked by the recognition and acknowledgement of traditional peoples in the conservation of the environment. In this context, this research investigated the human-environment relationship of a riverside community of the Brazilian Amazon. The main research question was: how do residents of the Extractive Reserve Lake Cuniã understand and evaluate their relationship with the environment? The research occurred in the school space, through the application of 24 questionnaires, triangulated to direct observations of community life and informal conversations. The main results demonstrate that the residents evaluate as positive and conservationist/pragmatic the community relationship and its individual relationship with the environment. From the data emerge (self)reflections for the field of environmental education research, highlighting the historicity of the notion of "environment" and its implications to develop inquiries and actions with peoples in relation of direct interdependence with nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a Survey research, according to Babbie (1999), developed in November 2018, by the team of Socioambiental Projetos Ltda., whose data collection was done through the use of online questionnaires, by Google Forms. The objective of the study was to draw an overview of the application of Environmental Education(EE) in the scope of environmental licensing in Minas Gerais, after the publication of the Normative Deliberation of the Environmental Policy Council of Minas Gerais - COPAM No. 214, of April 26th, 2017, from the perception of the Environmental Educators of the State of Minas Gerais. The paper presents key questions that allow to analyze critically the situation of the Environmental Education, besides allowing a deepening of the questions related to its improvement, especially in relation to the Participative Socio-Environmental Diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research intended to know how is made the process of environmental education in a school's context, supported by *Instituto Terra*, located in the city of Aimorés, state of Minas Gerais, analyzing the possibilities of this pedagogical practice. Environmental education is a transversal theme that must be present in all subjects of High School and Elementary School, due to the situation that our environment is, mainly in the present days, beginning of XXI century. This subject became important because it provides the teachers support to work with the students about how to deal with environmental issues in a more participative, critical and conscious way, with the intention to slow down the destruction of our natural resources and protect more the nature, including the human being itself, and its quality of life. As a result of a research, this study propose to present the work developed by *Instituto Terra* with state schools in the city of Aimorés, as a successful case regarding environmental education, demonstrating that is possible to change a local natural reality with strong and present environmental teaching in school's context, in which the student is more dynamic, critic and participative in his behavior towards the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Preservation of the environment is one of the main social concerns of the XXI century. This includes finding alternatives that can provide future generations with an environment that permits the continuity of human life. The present qualitative study involved discussions about collective awareness of issues including environmental sustainability and the need to develop new ways to create targeted policies. Adolescents participating in the "Saber Cuidar" project were encouraged to understand the meaning and importance of environmental education, and the creation of a system of peer group environmental education was encouraged. This study was undertaken in a State school, southeast of the city of São Paulo, with the participation of twelve students aged between 11 and 12 years. Data were collected using interviews and participant observation. Four themes emerged from the analysis: ecological awareness, social transformation, difficulties with the implementation of the proposal, and achievement of the proposed environmental education. The main results showed the importance of environmental awareness during the educational process, and of encouraging the perception of students concerning the environment in which they live. The work revealed a need to build new types of interaction able to raise perception of educational and social problems, which might then favor constructive action to stimulate necessary social mobilization. The students who participated in this study were encouraged to pass their acquired knowledge to their peers, and to teach others about environmental issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The demographic and epidemiological transition is resulting in global population aging, this phenomenon is at different stages in the world, requiring a reorganization of Health Population aging in Brazil is growing in numbers, approaching the values of developed countries, however the question social does not follow this path. This study aims to stimulate discussion of the need for public policies on elderly care interface with the Health and Environment as a strategy for care and health promotion. It is grounded in a theoretical study of literature. We conclude that health promotion involves the educational and environmental support. The interdisciplinarity of courses with the health of natural areas is one way to develop innovative approaches to finding solutions and promoting health for the elderly interface environment. The Environment and health are inextricably linked, in that case the relationship between humans and the environment may be favorable or detrimental to health, so your compression is essential for health promotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O Parque Estadual da Cantareira (PEC) é uma Unidade de Conservação de Proteção Integral criada através do decreto n° 41.626/63, atualmente gerenciado pela Fundação Florestal órgão vinculado a Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente. Possui 7.916,52 hectares e abrange parte dos municípios de São Paulo, Mairiporã, Caieiras e Guarulhos é um dos últimos remanescentes de Mata Atlântica, rico em mananciais e que abriga diversas espécies de fauna e flora ameaçadas de extinção. Por estar inserido em uma das maiores metrópoles urbanas do mundo sofre com as pressões provenientes de uma sociedade em expansão como: a ocupação urbana desordenada, despejos irregulares de lixo, caça predatória, incêndios e invasões de moradores do entorno para as mais diversas finalidades, que colocam em risco a integridade da Unidade prejudicando assim nosso objetivo maior que é o de conservar os recursos naturais oferecidos pelo PEC para as atuais e futuras gerações. A fim de minimizar a degradação o PEC elaborou o Projeto Cuca, uma estratégia de Conservação que vem agindo na comunidade de seu entorno através de parcerias com as associações de bairro e diversos atores da comunidade desenvolvendo atividades de sensibilização e mobilização ambiental e assim a conseqüente conservação desta área. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este artigo é fruto das reflexões oriundas de intervenções em educação ambiental desenvolvidas durante a 35a Semana Riograndina de Enfermagem no Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, no primeiro semestre de 2011. Sua temática aponta para um novo olhar sobre o processo saúde-doença, buscando estratégias de ressignificação do ambiente hospitalar através de um cuidado de enfermagem mais sensível. Para tanto, propõe-se, dentro de uma ética interventiva, trazer o afeto para as relações, chamando a atenção para uma nova concepção de vida, além da lógica capitalista. Tais intervenções engendram-se como práticas educativas ambientais a partir de processos multidisciplinares. As mesmas envolvem diferentes campos do saber, não menos passíveis de serem articulados, quais sejam: Saúde, Teatro (clown), Artes Visuais (audiovisuais) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study talks about Environmental Education as a fundamental right for man, showing that the man himself is part of nature and plays a main role of preserving, due to his rationality, aiming humankind to enhance their relation with the planet. The study is based on bibliographical research and review of literature was also used, as well as descriptive and comparative methods, with indirect research. It also discusses the historicity about Environmental Education, its conceptual evolution and Brazilian legislation. It talks about environmental knowledge, the emergency of the issue and the possibilities to the environmental preservation. It relates the role of Environmental Education in the context of sustainable development and the intrinsic interdisciplinary. It provides theoretical basis on the issue, using renowned authors who lend credibility to the topic. As a conclusion, this study reports the difficulties faced in formal teaching and the urgent needs in constructing of knowledge and environmental rationality, via Environmental Education in formality and informality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]