Chapter 17 - Contribution of Environmental Education to Mangrove Conservation. In: Brazilian Mangroves and Salt Marshes
Renato de Almeida
Yara Schaeffer-Novelli
Jesus Manuel Delgado-Mendez
Guilherme Moraes de Oliveira Abuchahla
Clemente Coelho-Jr
Abstract
Raising awareness about the ecological importance of one of the most productive ecosystems on this planet requires a call to emphasize the urgent need to strengthen conservation policies. Such efforts include environmental education programs. The national scientific literature on mangroves and environmental education highlights the educational challenges of marine biodiversity conservation. This chapter discusses experiences related to an educational program based on mangroves and associated systems which culminated in a national project: The Marvelous Mangroves Curriculum Guide. We emphasize that as important as creating new protected areas, mangrove educational programs are an indispensable part of the environmental management process itself. This experience suggests that the Ministry of the Environment should continue to strengthen the management of Brazilian coastal and marine protected areas, by also encouraging environmental education as a process to engage young citizens and their communities towards conservation.
de Almeida R., Schaeffer-Novelli Y., Delgado-Mendez J.M., Moraes de Oliveira Abuchahla G. and Coelho-Jr C. (2023) Chapter 17 - Contribution of Environmental Education to Mangrove Conservation. In: Schaeffer-Novelli Y., Moraes de Oliveira Abuchahla G. & Cintrón-Molero G. (eds.). Brazilian Mangroves and Salt Marshes (pp. 355-364). 10.1007/978-3-031-13486-9_17
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Title = {Chapter 17 - Contribution of Environmental Education to Mangrove Conservation},
Author = {de Almeida, Renato and Schaeffer-Novelli, Yara and Delgado-Mendez, Jesus Manuel and Moraes de Oliveira Abuchahla, Guilherme and Coelho-Jr, Clemente},
Editor = {Schaeffer-Novelli, Y. and Moraes de Oliveira Abuchahla, G. and Cintrón-Molero, G.},
Journal = {Brazilian marine biodiversity},
Year = {2023},
Pages = {355-364},
Doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-13486-9_17},
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Abstract = {Raising awareness about the ecological importance of one of the most productive ecosystems on this planet requires a call to emphasize the urgent need to strengthen conservation policies. Such efforts include environmental education programs. The national scientific literature on mangroves and environmental education highlights the educational challenges of marine biodiversity conservation. This chapter discusses experiences related to an educational program based on mangroves and associated systems which culminated in a national project: The Marvelous Mangroves Curriculum Guide. We emphasize that as important as creating new protected areas, mangrove educational programs are an indispensable part of the environmental management process itself. This experience suggests that the Ministry of the Environment should continue to strengthen the management of Brazilian coastal and marine protected areas, by also encouraging environmental education as a process to engage young citizens and their communities towards conservation.},
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