ALTERNATIVAS SUSTENTÁVEIS NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL: AGROECOLOGIA ALIADA À SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223611708806The subproject Architects of Saber, Federal University of Santa Maria, was developed from a proposal magna CAPES - New Talents Project, reaching target audience is students of the State School of Elementary Education Dr. Honorato de Souza Santos, located in town Step d 'Sand, peri-urban area of the municipality of Cachoeira do Sul / RS, Brazil. At school worked three axes are calling themselves Agroecology, Environmental Education and Citizenship, and the actual experience lived and assisted on Axis Agroecology. This axis aims to establish a harmonious relationship between children and nature, making them reflect and learn in practice it is possible to obtain food through natural resources without degradation thereof. The activities conducted at the school involve workshops, explanations to students on topics such as natural soil cover and its importance consortium of plants in a particular place and its purpose, deployment garden and Agroforestry Systems (AFS) in the school environment and its contribution for sustainability and food security. The results are relevant because there is the interaction of students with the proposed activities, and have the experience, for example, they are reaping the vegetable garden itself (suspended - vertical and horizontal) vegetables and legumes to your diet.http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223611708806O subprojeto Arquitetos do Saber, da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, foi desenvolvido a partir de uma proposta magna da CAPES - Projeto Novos Talentos, atingindo como público alvo alunos da Escola Estadual de Ensino Fundamental Dr. Honorato de Souza Santos, localizada na localidade Passo d’ Areia, área peri-urbana do município de Cachoeira do Sul/RS, Brasil. Na escola são trabalhados três eixos que se intitulam Agroecologia, Educação Ambiental e Cidadania, sendo a atual experiência assistida e vivenciada no Eixo Agroecologia. Este eixo tem por objetivo estabelecer uma relação harmônica entre as crianças e a natureza, fazendo-as refletir e aprender na prática que é possível obter alimentos através dos recursos naturais sem a degradação dos mesmos. As atividades conduzidas na escola envolvem oficinas, explanações aos alunos sobre assuntos tais como cobertura natural do solo e sua importância, consórcio de plantas dentro de um determinado local e sua finalidade, implantação de horta e Sistemas Agroflorestais (SAFs) no ambiente escolar e sua contribuição para a sustentabilidade e segurança alimentar. Os resultados são relevantes, pois há a interação destes alunos com as atividades propostas, além de terem a experiência, por exemplo, de colherem da própria horta (suspensa – vertical e horizontal) hortaliças e legumes para sua alimentação

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data