Descrição das actividades realizadas no estágio académico e proposta de inovação de estratégias de educação ambiental para mitigação das queimadas descontroladas na Província de Maputo

Abstract

This document is an academic internship report submitted as a partial requirement for the completion of the Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Education, carried out at the Maputo Provincial Environmental Service, specifically at the Department of Environment. The report focuses on the description of the activities carried out during the academic internship and the presentation of the proposal for innovation in environmental education strategies to mitigate uncontrolled fires in Maputo Province. The internship lasted four months, during which time the intern participated in the activities of the celebrations of the environment week and the international day of forests, in the seminar on harmonization of environmental management procedures, in the environmental audit of the fruit production company, produced environmental awareness leaflets and participated in the seminar on the effects of climate change - resilience to drought and erosion. During the internship, it was found that one of the environmental problems faced by the Provincial Services' Environmental Department is uncontrolled burning, the main causes of which include burning to clear agricultural land, hunting, honey collection, charcoal production, renovation of pasture areas and to scare away wild animals from rural residential areas. Therefore, as a way of contributing to mitigating the problem, a proposal for innovation in environmental education strategies was drawn up. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)