The knowledge of the biodiversity: a case study with graduation students from a Brazilian university
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https://doi.org/10.5902/2236130818904Keywords:
Environmental education, Native species, Education, Fauna, FloraAbstract
The motivation for the conservation of species is closely related to the popular knowledge on biodiversity, which is believed being eroded over the generations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of young people, represented by undergraduate students of various courses of a Brazilian university, on biodiversity in Brazil. To this goal, photos of species were presented to undergraduate, requesting that they indicate whether they knew them through a questionnaire that was filled during a slideshow presentation. The data were used as input for development of biodiversity on promotional material (blog). The results showed that in general students have a low knowledge of Brazilian biodiversity, and students on courses with more contact with environmental issues or living in rural areas tend to learn more about the native species. It was also observed that knowledge of species is generally greater than the knowledge of plant species, some exotic species widely known by respondents than native species. We conclude that it is extremely important that the theme biodiversity is more worked both in formal and informal education.Downloads
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