RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS IN VULNERABLE REGIONS.

Abstract

The planet's transformation dynamic’s, through natural processes, associated with human action, intensified since the first industrial revolution and based on an exacerbated consumerism of natural resources, has caused substantial negative changes in ecosystems. Seeking to guarantee the preservation of the environment, the Constituent of 1988 provided, in its art. 225, VI, §1º, for the promotion of environmental education, at all levels of education, as a mechanism to ensure the right to an ecologically balanced environment, a corollary of the third dimension of fundamental rights. In this context, the present study seeks to analyze the theoretical and practical aspects of the fundamental right to environmental education in Brazil and how its implementation in schools can contribute to the reduction of ecological disasters, especially with regard to vulnerable regions.  The results show that environmental education in schools is essential for the conservation and preservation of the environment, contributing to the democratization of knowledge about the ecological problems arising from climate change and empowering the civil population to mitigate the negative impacts of harmful human activity responsible for environmental degradation.