Arborization in public areas of the city of Timbiras, Maranhão, Brazil

Abstract

A healthy environment is everyone's wish, but few set it as a goal in their lives. The arborization would be the first step to be done because besides bringing improvements in the quality of life, integrates, and involves the population in the awareness of environmental preservation. A survey was conducted in the city of Timbiras, Maranhão, to analyze the perception of the population regarding the arborization, and care of public squares in the city. The methodology addressed the application of semi-structured questionnaires with 100 students from public schools and the photographic record of Timbiras’ squares. The questionnaire addressed questions related to the theme of Environmental Education, to list which are the biggest problems faced by the population when addressing the environment. It was found that some students could not inform basic concepts of what the environment would be, especially students in the 9th grade of elementary school. High school students have, in contrast, been able to conceptualize, but the 1st year of high school had 40% negative answers. This reveals that the city of Timbiras has difficulties in addressing the theme of Environmental Education, being more studied in high school, thus hindering a critical environmental construction in the population.