ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ECOTOURISM: THE CASE OF SÍTIO FUNDÃO IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CRATO- CE

Autor: Camila Esmeraldo Bezerra, Isadora Macedo Martins, Káren Emanuelle Barbosa Canuto, Fábio Soares Guerra, Edson Vicente da Silva
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: International Journal Semiarid. 5
ISSN: 2764-6203
DOI: 10.56346/journal_semiarid_ijsa.v5i5.119
Popis: The Environmental Education and Ecotourism activities are structured based on the sustainable use of space, the strengthening of local communities, and sustainable economic and cultural practices. This study aims to analyze the Environmental Education and Ecotourism strategies developed in the Sítio Fundão State Park in the municipality of Crato, Ceará. It also aims to contribute by giving examples of actions that can be structured in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals and can be applied to the conservation of other protected areas. The qualitative research used bibliographic research, photographic record,s and interviews with the environmental educator of the Sítio Fundão Park to identify the activities developed in the Park and the strategies used that relate to Environmental Education and Ecotourism. It was found that the activities developed in the ecological trails of the Sítio Fundão State Park not only have strategies aimed at environmental preservation and Ecotourism but also develop inclusive actions, which have a direct relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE