Programas de Educação Ambiental em Planos Básicos Ambientais em Pernambuco

Abstract

This work aimed to describe and characterize the Environmental Education Programs (EEP) that are part of the Basic Environmental Plans (BEP) of environmental studies presented in licensing processes related to undertakings and civil construction works in Pernambuco. The electronic portal of the State Agency for the Environment - SAE provides access to projects, from which the study reports containing the Basic Environmental Plans (BEP) proposed in the period from 2011 to 2021 were selected. civil construction, with special attention to proposals for Environmental Education Programs (EEP). In the analyzed period, there are one hundred and fifty-one processes presented on the SEA website, but only civil construction projects that required an Environmental Impact Study and Environmental Impact Report were developed. A matrix with indicators related to execution and performance was developed for the analysis of EEP proposals. It was identified that most of the projects, which presented at least regular quality, were beneficial for water resources. A portion of 73%, of a total of twenty-six projects developed by the enterprises, presented EEP in their planning. When they exist, the actions of the EEP related to works and civil construction projects in Pernambuco were considered generic and with few contributions to the local community.