Avaliação da percepção ambiental da Comunidade Ribeirinha Mesa de Pedra no Município de Valença do Piauí-PI, sobre as dificuldades na preservação do meio natural

Abstract

The objective of this work is to evaluate the environmental perception of the Mesa de Pedra Riverside community in the municipality of Valença do Piauí-pi, through a quantitative research carried out in the community it self, it was possible to perceive that the degree of knowledge of the residentes in the relation to the themes related to area of environmental preservation, had a very alarming result since through it was possible to identify a great lack of knowledge on the parto f the treaties regarding the environmental themes that were proposed in the interview, which therefore shows the greatneed for more public policies adopted for the preservation of the environment. Environmental education area linking the term sustainability to the population`s way of life, so that there is a greater awareness of the environment, motivating residentes to learn more about the importance of protecting and taking care of natural resouces in the best possibl way, since that they are indispensable elements for the survival of living beings, being impornt even in the daily lives of the populacion, providing food, water and in the economic development of the community generating incom through activities such as fishing and tourism in the region.