School of Nature Conservation: An Experience in Education …
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conflicts that are perpetuated even in the present, when community participation is
more effective, but still carries impressions of the past.
A protected area, when it is created, cannot be thought of as an island isolated
from the rest of society or from the rest of the territory, since the creation of a CU
has effects not only for the environmental and natural dimension, but also for the
economic dimension, social, demographic and cultural aspects of a given region
(Marinelli et al. 2011).
Studies carried out by the Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education (SPVS) in the Guaraqueçaba Environmental Protection Area (APA), visiting
one thousand households, pointed out important factors that motivated the elaboration of the initiative described in this article. Among the results pointed out by
the reports of this NGO with more than thirty years of uninterrupted action, the last
twenty in the APA of Guaraqueçaba, stand out the lack of knowledge about nature
conservation, more specifically about the operation and purposes of Conservation
Units and of research involving biodiversity. At the same time, the data showed
great concern among families regarding the generation of regional opportunities and
training for young resident people.
The School of Nature Conservation initiative is based on the public use of Conservation Units (CU) on the northern coast of the state of Paraná, based on theoretical
and practical training in the form of immersions in the Atlantic Forest for young
residents of the region, aiming to promote knowledge and the dialogue between
communities, researchers, managers of conservation units and the Public Power for
the conservation of nature and caiçara culture, mitigating conflicts and seeking collective solutions for sustainable development.
2 Methodology
The methodology of this initiative was developed by the Society for Wildlife Research
and Environmental Education (SPVS) with the support of the Boticário Group for
the Protection of Nature Foundation (FGB). The development of the methodology
sought to meet the goals to transform our world encouraged by the United Nations
in Brazil, especially those focused on Quality Education, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Responsible Consumption and Production, Action against Global Climate Change,
Life in Water and Earth Life.
Using satellite images and the ArcGiz software, the limits of the Natural Reserves
of the Natural Heritage (RPPN) of Águas and Guaricica, as well as the Biological
Reserve (ReBio) Bom Jesus, Conservation Units located in the rural area of the
municipality of Antonina, Paraná. Using the ArcGiz geoprocessing tool, it was possible to identify the communities located directly in the vicinity of these reserves,
and to undergo a personal visit to each one of them to identify families with young
people from the age of fourteen who were invited to attend on a specific date with
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conflicts that are perpetuated even in the present, when community participation is
more effective, but still carries impressions of the past.
A protected area, when it is created, cannot be thought of as an island isolated
from the rest of society or from the rest of the territory, since the creation of a CU
has effects not only for the environmental and natural dimension, but also for the
economic dimension, social, demographic and cultural aspects of a given region
(Marinelli et al. 2011).
Studies carried out by the Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education (SPVS) in the Guaraqueçaba Environmental Protection Area (APA), visiting
one thousand households, pointed out important factors that motivated the elaboration of the initiative described in this article. Among the results pointed out by
the reports of this NGO with more than thirty years of uninterrupted action, the last
twenty in the APA of Guaraqueçaba, stand out the lack of knowledge about nature
conservation, more specifically about the operation and purposes of Conservation
Units and of research involving biodiversity. At the same time, the data showed
great concern among families regarding the generation of regional opportunities and
training for young resident people.
The School of Nature Conservation initiative is based on the public use of Conservation Units (CU) on the northern coast of the state of Paraná, based on theoretical
and practical training in the form of immersions in the Atlantic Forest for young
residents of the region, aiming to promote knowledge and the dialogue between
communities, researchers, managers of conservation units and the Public Power for
the conservation of nature and caiçara culture, mitigating conflicts and seeking collective solutions for sustainable development.
2 Methodology
The methodology of this initiative was developed by the Society for Wildlife Research
and Environmental Education (SPVS) with the support of the Boticário Group for
the Protection of Nature Foundation (FGB). The development of the methodology
sought to meet the goals to transform our world encouraged by the United Nations
in Brazil, especially those focused on Quality Education, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Responsible Consumption and Production, Action against Global Climate Change,
Life in Water and Earth Life.
Using satellite images and the ArcGiz software, the limits of the Natural Reserves
of the Natural Heritage (RPPN) of Águas and Guaricica, as well as the Biological
Reserve (ReBio) Bom Jesus, Conservation Units located in the rural area of the
municipality of Antonina, Paraná. Using the ArcGiz geoprocessing tool, it was possible to identify the communities located directly in the vicinity of these reserves,
and to undergo a personal visit to each one of them to identify families with young
people from the age of fourteen who were invited to attend on a specific date with