Agroforestry systems (AFS) represent an alternative to the current agricultural model, based on monoculture, mechanization, and intensive use of agrochemicals. The aim of this study was to characterize existing AFS in the Southern region of Brazil and understand how their forestry certification process is conducted by the official governmental body (SEMA-RS). Interviews were carried out with the owners of five AFS and one technical visit was made to SEMA-RS. Changes in production model resulted from a process of raising farmers awareness, which was observed when the main reason mentioned by farmers for implementing AFS is to ensure a healthier life quality. Another reason mentioned is that this system is economically and environmentally feasible and complies with current legislation. On the other hand, SEMA-RS facilitated the certification process by developing a simplified and quicker modality for AFS. The support of technicians and associations helps by providing access to information and to a successful production. This study confirms the effectiveness of AFS and the need to further their visibility so that they are implemented in other locations, especially in degraded areas, thus contributing with environmental preservation and with improving the health of the population, from farmers to consumers.
O projeto de extensão Naturalista por um dia - educando para a preservação ambiental oportuniza, desde 2002, aos alunos do ensino fundamental da Educação Básica acesso ao conhecimento científico gerado por professores pesquisadores e bolsistas dos laboratórios dentro da Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo relatar as atividades de extensão universitária desenvolvidas nos anos de 2017 e 2018 com alunos do ensino fundamental de escolas públicas e privadas. As atividades de extensão foram organizadas em 4 encontros, com estudantes do 4° ao 7° ano do ensino fundamental. Nestes momentos, o projeto oportunizou atividades com conteúdo teórico e prático. Ao longo do ano de 2017, o Projeto de Extensão “Naturalista por um dia: Educando para a preservação ambiental” atendeu 168 alunos de 6 escolas de 4 municípios do Vale do Taquari. Já no ano de 2018 o Projeto atendeu quatro escolas da região, totalizando 106 alunos de 3 municípios do Vale do Taquari. Desta forma o projeto oportunizou aos estudantes a aquisição de conhecimentos científicos. Promovendo a integração entre a universidade e as escolas e o contato com diferentes ambientes acadêmicos, através do ensino, a pesquisa e a extensão, desenvolvendo na comunidade regional o pensamento científico e a importância da preservação ambiental.
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