Environmental Education

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IPÊ has developed environmental education projects in communities of the lower Rio Negro since 2001.

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Using constructive educational activities, IPÊ encourages persons to become active participants in our initiatives and to exercise citizenship and respect for life in the region. We use a variety of techniques to stimulate participants of conservation programs and initiate a dialogue that values local culture and develops creativity in sustainability projects. Within this discourse are included: biodiversity, human populations and regional cultures (such as myths and stories of forest the beings).

We highlight the conservation of the Amazon manatee, the pied tamarin and other threatened regional fauna and flora to arouse in stakeholders understanding of the importance of such animals for Brazilian biodiversity and, ultimately, for the survival of humans. Participants thus become agents for change in environmental protection and conservation processes. IPÊ believes that nature and humans are inseparable and, by extension, one can benefit the other.

Environmental education is carried out in communities surrounding Anavilhanas National Park, the Tupé Sustainable Development Reserve and Novo Airão. They are integrated into the project Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, which aims to transform the Amazon manatee and pied tamarin into regional symbols of pride and conservation through workshops, lectures, art competitions and other activities.

The promotion of topical venues (in light of the sustainable use of natural resources, and taking on account gender issues) encourages a dialogue between scientific understanding and riverine communities. This informs research and sustainable projects aimed at improving quality of life in the region.

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Inform and involve residents of the lower Rio Negro in conservation of the region’s fauna and flora;
Transform the Amazon manatee and pied tamarin into symbols of pride so that local communities understand the importance of conservation;
Introduce participative diagnostic techniques and workshops in conjunction with local communities;
Promote the creation, dissemination and exchange of information that can lead to sustainable projects.

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Ethno-Botany and Agro-Forestry Project Management (FNMA – National Fund for the Environment)
Ecological Corridors Project (Ministry of the Environment)
Conservation Leadership Programme
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

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From its beginning, the Environmental Education Program in the Pontal do Paranapanema has been integrated into the conservation biology initiatives of the black lion tamarin. Results from scientific research are critical to inform the activities of this program, which disseminates information to the public in an accessible way.

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The Program’s initial target audience was students and teachers in Teodoro Sampaio, as well as communities and staff surrounding Morro do Diabo State Park. Eventually, landowners, agrarian reform settlers and local government leaders were also invited to broaden awareness of environmental issues in the region. Other research projects, generally related to fauna and local landscape, have also enriched this Program

The Environmental Education Program has been an efficient strategy to integrate different stakeholders into discussions of local socio-environmental issues. This work is key to the IPÊ Conservation Model. Environmental education is a continuous, long-term initiative in Teodoro Sampaio; it is one of the few municipalities in São Paulo State to include environmental issues in the official school curriculum.

“A Pontal for All” (IPÊ’s environmental education program in the region) facilitates the integration of different segments of society through meetings. In these eco-negotiations, the Institute discusses the problems, opportunities and risks of proposed initiatives with prefects, ranchers, shopkeepers, community leaders, agrarian settlers and teachers.

Interested members of the community are involved in more than twenty projects, where they work to transform unacceptable realities into promising initiatives. Hundreds of persons participate in the Environmental Education Program in the Pontal each year. Moreover, courses for students and teachers integrate the urban and rural populations, a dynamic that did not previously exist. This interaction highlights the importance of integrating the many segments of society for the collective good.

New values transform the remaining natural areas into symbols of pride, and thus conservation incorporates the participation of the local population. The Environmental Education Project, which has existed in the Pontal for almost two decades, has become a fundamental tool, which showcases that society has the responsibility to live in harmony with nature.

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Regional education authority – Mirante do Paranapanema
The Network for Social Change
Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund
IUCN – The World Conservation Union
Petrobras
Environment Ministry
Setor de Qualidade Ambiental nos Assentamentos Humanos (Environmental Quality Sector in Human Settlements)

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Environmental education work in the Pontal do Paranapanema began prior to the founding of IPÊ. During the 1980s, biologist Claudio Padua, his field assistant José de Souza and the environmental educator Suzana Padua implemented an integrated conservation program for the black lion tamarin in Morro do Diabo State Park, a conservation unit administered by the Forestry Institute of São Paulo. This work was based on research, education and community involvement. In the early phases of research with the tamarin, the need for environmental education became evident: the researchers concluded that it would be impossible to undertake conservation of the species without the support and involvement of the communities surrounding Morro da Diabo State Park. This fragment is the last significant remnant of Atlantic Forest in western São Paulo State and harbors many other species in addition to the black lion tamarin. The Paduas and their co-workers concluded that, if the population surrounding the Park continued indifferent to the threats to natural resources, it would be impossible to protect local biodiversity.

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Education for community involvement in conservation and valuing the socio-environmental resources of the Pontal do Paranapanema (Teodoro Sampaio and neighboring municipalities).

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Contact: gracinha@ipe.org.br

Contact: mirian@ipe.org.br

Contact: gislaine@ipe.org.br

Environmental educator Suzana Machado Padua Contact: suzana@ipe.org.br

Apoio

Diretoria Regional de Ensino – Mirante do Paranapanema

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