Avaliação da percepção ambiental dos moradores do bairro Icidua sobre a conservação do Mangal

Abstract

The present work has as its theme Evaluation of the environmental perception of the residents of the Icidua neighbourhood on the conservation of mangroves. It aims to present the results of a study made based on the qualitative methodological approach with descriptive character. The data were obtained through interview and observation, and analyzed using the content analysis technique content analysis technique by Bardin (1977). The sample was obtained by non-probabilistic sampling by convenience, and 28 residents with more than eight years of residence in the Icidua neighbourhood. However, it was noted that environmental education can contribute to the conservation of mangrove in the neighborhood Icidua neighbourhood through sensitization and awareness actions of the communities for a change in behaviour regarding the use of resources available to the mangrove. The results show that the residents have poor knowledge in relation to the conservation of mangrove conservation of the mangrove. Although the residents have perception on environmental issues, but they are not satisfactory and in practical terms it is not observed, so it can be considered that the residents of the Icidua neighbourhood have weak environmental perception in relation to the conservation of mangrove mangrove because, even knowing the dangers that the misuse of mangrove can bring, residents practise their subsistence and income generating activities in an unsustainable manner unsustainable way, thus endangering the ecosystem. It allowed us to conclude that environmental perception is essential for the residents to awaken and take a new posture in relation conservation and use of natural resources in the mangrove. Therefore, it is recommended that awareness-raising campaigns on the conservation measures of mangroves in the Icidua neighbourhood (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)