Conscientização Ambiental com alunos da Educação Infantil da Escola de Ensino Fundamental Kinderwelt de Agudo - RS

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223613084642This work aims to become the pupils of the Infantile Education more awareness environmentally,considering that this is the first stage of the school education. The research will expose theviability of implanting the Environmental Education in the Infantile Education, attending theinterest of the children in relation to these environmental subjects. For this were providedpractical and didactical activities about the environmental problems mainly about the garbagethat affects people’s life to develop the idea of this study. However, there was achieved abibliographic research of qualitative nature, it is exploratory developed during the months ofAugust to October of 2011. The research was developed in the Elementary School Kinderwelt, inthe city of Agudo, RS. The aim public of the research was the pupils of Maternal and of Pre-school,about 29 children, with the age from two to six years. Old the themes approached had greatrelevancy in children’s learning that resulted in a good development of the activities. Theconclusion of this study demonstrated that the Environmental Education can be developed inInfantile Education, because the children are always disposed to new knowledge, information and reflection about the subjects related to the Environmental Education, with these exposes thechildren will become more awareness and attentive to all what happens around them.http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223613084642O presente trabalho se refere a um estudo que analisa o desenvolvimento de determinadas atividades voltadas à conscientização ambiental dos alunos da Educação Infantil, já que está é a primeira etapa da educação escolar. A pesquisa quer mostrar a viabilidade de implementar a Educação Ambiental na Educação Infantil, buscando o interesse das crianças pelos assuntos relacionados à questão ambiental. Para isso, foram oportunizadas atividades práticas e didáticas sobre os problemas ambientais, principalmente sobre o lixo que afeta nossas vidas. Entretanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica e de caráter qualitativa, desenvolvida entre os meses de agosto a outubro de 2011. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida na Escola de Ensino Fundamental Kinderwelt, na cidade de Agudo, RS. O público alvo da pesquisa foram os alunos do Maternal e da Pré-escola, totalizando o número de 29 crianças, com idade entre 2 a 6 anos. Os temas abordados foram de grande relevância para a aprendizagem das crianças o que resultou num bom desenvolvimento das atividades. Com este estudo, conclui-se que a Educação Ambiental pode ser desenvolvida na Educação infantil, pois as crianças estão sempre dispostas a novos conhecimentos, informações e reflexões sobre os assuntos ligados a Educação Ambiental, tornando-os conscientes e atentos a tudo o que acontece ao seu redor

Conscientização Ambiental com alunos da Educação Infantil da Escola de Ensino Fundamental Kinderwelt de Agudo - RS

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223613084642This work aims to become the pupils of the Infantile Education more awareness environmentally,considering that this is the first stage of the school education. The research will expose theviability of implanting the Environmental Education in the Infantile Education, attending theinterest of the children in relation to these environmental subjects. For this were providedpractical and didactical activities about the environmental problems mainly about the garbagethat affects people’s life to develop the idea of this study. However, there was achieved abibliographic research of qualitative nature, it is exploratory developed during the months ofAugust to October of 2011. The research was developed in the Elementary School Kinderwelt, inthe city of Agudo, RS. The aim public of the research was the pupils of Maternal and of Pre-school,about 29 children, with the age from two to six years. Old the themes approached had greatrelevancy in children’s learning that resulted in a good development of the activities. Theconclusion of this study demonstrated that the Environmental Education can be developed inInfantile Education, because the children are always disposed to new knowledge, information and reflection about the subjects related to the Environmental Education, with these exposes thechildren will become more awareness and attentive to all what happens around them.http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223613084642O presente trabalho se refere a um estudo que analisa o desenvolvimento de determinadas atividades voltadas à conscientização ambiental dos alunos da Educação Infantil, já que está é a primeira etapa da educação escolar. A pesquisa quer mostrar a viabilidade de implementar a Educação Ambiental na Educação Infantil, buscando o interesse das crianças pelos assuntos relacionados à questão ambiental. Para isso, foram oportunizadas atividades práticas e didáticas sobre os problemas ambientais, principalmente sobre o lixo que afeta nossas vidas. Entretanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica e de caráter qualitativa, desenvolvida entre os meses de agosto a outubro de 2011. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida na Escola de Ensino Fundamental Kinderwelt, na cidade de Agudo, RS. O público alvo da pesquisa foram os alunos do Maternal e da Pré-escola, totalizando o número de 29 crianças, com idade entre 2 a 6 anos. Os temas abordados foram de grande relevância para a aprendizagem das crianças o que resultou num bom desenvolvimento das atividades. Com este estudo, conclui-se que a Educação Ambiental pode ser desenvolvida na Educação infantil, pois as crianças estão sempre dispostas a novos conhecimentos, informações e reflexões sobre os assuntos ligados a Educação Ambiental, tornando-os conscientes e atentos a tudo o que acontece ao seu redor

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora