Análise das potencialidades de educação ambiental para conservação do Mangal na Ilha da Inhaca e na Península de Machangulo

Abstract

The present research aimed to analyze the potential of environmental education for the conservation of the mangroves on Inhaca Island and Machangulo Peninsula. It is an exploratory research that used convenience sampling and systematic observation techniques and semi-structured interviews to collect data that were analyzed using Bardin's content analysis technique. Sixty individuals were interviewed, of which 55 were residents of the communities; two technicians from the Inhaca Marine Biology Station (EBMI); two technicians from the Ka-Nhaca Municipal Administration; and a technician from the Machangulo Post. The results revealed that in the study area there are socio-environmental problems that derive from the way the community exploits the mangroves, however, potentialities of environmental education were identified: the community's perception of the importance of the mangrove and its forms of conservation, legislation, inspection , existence of community organizations and radios, community meetings and schools that promote awareness of mangrove protection. However, the success of environmental education through the use of these potentialities is limited to the subsistence dependence of mangrove communities. Thus, it is recommended that the EBMI, the Ka-Nhaca Administration, the Community Fisheries Council and the Machangulo Post be guided by an environmental education that seeks to balance the interest of mangrove conservation and the socio-economic needs of the communities (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)