NON-FORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SPACE IN MANAUS: A CASE STUDY OF THE “OCA DO CONHECIMENTO AMBIENTAL CIGS” ; ESPACIO DE EDUCACIÓN AMBIENTAL NO FORMAL EN MANAOS: ESTUDIO DE CASO “OCA DO CONHECIMENTO AMBIENTAL” ; ESPAÇO DE EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL NÃO FORMAL EM MANAUS: ESTUDO DE CASO “OCA DO CONHECIMENTO AMBIENTAL CIGS”

This study analyzes the project “Oca do Conhecimento Ambiental”, a non-formal Environmental Education (EE) activity that emphasizes the protection and preservation of the Amazonian wild fauna and flora, whose space for pedagogical practices works at the Jungle Warfare Instruction Center, in the municipality of Manaus, in the state of Amazonas. The project was conceived by the Judiciary branch of Amazonas State as a substitute of sentences for environmental crimes, with management shared by the Brazilian Army and the Municipal Secretary of Education. The research aimed investigated if the project complies to the principles, objectives, and guidelines of Law 9.795/1999, which deals with EE and instituted the National Environmental Education Policy in Brazil, in addition to investigating its social relevance for the local Community. For the development of the research the case study modality was used, which conciliated data collect by bibliographic, historical, and documentary with the information from on-site visits. It was concluded that, although there are still improvements to be implemented, the project is in harmony with the National Environmental Education Policy and provides a positive social and educational contribution to the population of different age groups and social classes, in favor of environmental citizenship and a balanced environment. ; Este estudio analiza el proyecto “Oca do Conhecimento Ambiental”, una actividad de Educación Ambiental (EA) no formal que enfatiza la protección y preservación de la fauna y flora silvestres de la región amazónica, cuyo espacio de práctica pedagógica se localiza en el Centro de Instrucción de Guerra de la Selva (CIGS), en Manaos, Amazonas. Se trata de un proyecto concebido por el poder judicial amazónico como sustitutivo de las penas por delitos ambientales, con gestión compartida por el Ejército brasileño y el Departamento Municipal de Educación (SEMED). El objetivo de la investigación fue investigar si el proyecto cumple con los principios, objetivos y ...