“Environmental Education is one of the pillars of civic education for citizens”, praises Alonso Miguel

Jan. 27, 2022

The Regional Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change, Alonso Miguel, underlined today that “environmental education corresponds to one of the fundamental pillars of civic education for all citizens. It allows a critical awareness of environmental issues and a sense of belonging to the natural heritage of the Azores, through the recognition of its importance”.
On the day that World Environmental Education Day is celebrated, the Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, highlights its action based on a strategy of promotion, awareness and environmental education aimed at different target audiences.
The approach of the Regional Government of the Azores to the issue of environmental education provides for raising public awareness (both at school age and the general public) for the preservation of the natural values ​​present in the Region, for good waste management and for the problem of climate change.
Currently, several 'LIFE' projects are also taking place in the archipelago, transversal to different environmental themes, which are vehicles for an important pedagogical component translated into the realization of environmental education actions for the most varied audiences.
The educational offer, to be made available soon by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, is organized considering the different audiences, with specific programs where formal and non-formal environmental education actions are carried out.
Another of the actions to be carried out is the Azores Junior Park Ranger Program, a regional program that aims to encourage young people to be interested in and participate in the preservation of natural heritage and enhance the activity of the Park Rangers (VN ) of the Azores.
This program offers a set of education and environmental awareness actions that integrate various dynamics, namely outdoor activities in protected and/or classified areas, covering monitoring, inspection and awareness-raising themes directly related to the action of the Park Rangers.