ANÁLISE DAS PRÁTICAS DE GESTÃO AMBIENTAL EM PROPRIEDADES RURAIS DO MUNICÍPIO DE SANTA MARGARIDA DO SUL-RS

Abstract

Man’s quest for survival has always affected the natural environment. Environmental transformations got increasingly intense with the advent of industrialization in towns and the introduction of agricultural mechanization in the rural areas. The activities involving agricultural and livestock production, if not managed properly, could affect environmental stability and, therefore, interfere with sustainability at farm level. The objective of this research is to characterize the environmental management practices common in rural holdings located in the municipality of Santa Margarida do Sul. Initially, a bibliographic survey on environmental management, rural extension and sustainability was conducted. Afterwards, an interview itinerary was set up, articulated with theoretical references, geared towards rural producers. Data analysis showed that most rural producers are concerned about rural environmental management, however, some of them have not yet adopted it on their holdings, that is why it was ascertained OLIVEIRA & SENNA v(8), no 8, p. 1602-1610, SET-DEZ, 2012. Rev. Elet. em Gestao, Educacao e Tecnologia Ambiental (e-ISSN: 2236-1170) http://cascavel.ufsm.br/revistas/ojs-2.2.2/index.php/reget 1603 that it is utterly important to implement environment education and extension initiatives directed towards rural producers.