The perception of environmental impacts by teachers of the Primary Level associated to the soil use and occupation

Abstract

The current model of development based mainly on the conversion of natural areas in agricultural areas is consideredthe main way human activities produce environmental impacts and it constitutes a constant threat to biodiversity. Its cause may beassociated to the level of understanding and perception society has of relationships between environmental problems and regionalproduction activities. Thus, the investigation of environmental perception constitutes an essential tool for research projects regardinghuman-environment relationships and environmental management. The objective of this work was to investigate the perception ofenvironmental impacts by a group of teachers of the Primary Level in towns near the Ecological Station of Jatai (Luiz Antonio, Rincao,Santa Rita do Passa Quatro e Sao Simao, SP). Environmental perception of these teachers had an explict content of lived experiencesregarding the environmental impacts sometimes associated to the local standards of soil use. So, the results of this investigation madepossible to identify the values of the region in the technical and human context, essential to establish the specific objectives of aneffective Program of Environmental Education aiming a unity of conservation.