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| Author(s): |
Franzolin, Fernanda
[1]
;
Carvalho, Graca S.
[2]
;
Santana, Carolina Maria Boccuzzi
[1]
;
Calegari, Andreia dos Santos
[1]
;
Almeida, Ester Aparecida Ely de
[1]
;
Soares, Joao Paulo Reis
[1]
;
Jorge, Jessica
[1]
;
Neves, Franciele Dutra das
[1]
;
Lemos, Erika Romanholo Silva
[1]
Total Authors: 9
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Fed Univ ABC, Ctr Nat & Human Sci, BR-09210580 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Minho, Inst Educ, CIEC, P-4710057 Braga - Portugal
Total Affiliations: 2
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | SUSTAINABILITY; v. 13, n. 24 DEC 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that sustainable actions to preserve biodiversity are critical to preventing new microorganisms from harming human health. In this sense, education and encouraging young people's interest in local biodiversity are crucial to promoting its preservation and sustainability. This research studied the biodiversity interests of 14-15-year-old students in Sao Paulo State, focusing on the links between biodiversity and human health. The criterion of maximum variation was used to constitute a heterogeneous sample of students. Students answered a four-point Likert questionnaire. The items in this questionnaire were divided into categories related to the interest of young people in biodiversity, and these were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Wilcoxon test). Categories of biodiversity linked to ``health or human utility{''} were of higher interest to young people than those with no links to human benefits, such as ``diversity of organisms{''}. These findings, along with the literature, showed that young people are interested in biodiversity issues associated with human health. Therefore, teaching biodiversity should reflect on new possibilities for making a more sustainable environment and promoting social and environmental justice, fundamental aspects of promoting and guaranteeing human health. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/05843-4 - BIOTA-FAPESP Program in basic education: possibilities for curricular integration |
| Grantee: | Nelio Marco Vincenzo Bizzo |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/08689-4 - Biodiversity in teaching materials and in the young people's conceptions and interests: reflections for the Biota Education |
| Grantee: | Andreia dos Santos Calegari |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Technical Training Program - Technical Training |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/21756-0 - Biodiversity in teaching materials and in the young people's conceptions and interests: reflections for the Biota Education |
| Grantee: | Fernanda Franzolin |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants |