The environmental management of agroecosystems is a challenge in the context of family farming. While most studies has focused on production processes, there is a gap in relation to methods and tools to assist farmers in the agroecosystem management. This study aimed to propose an environmental management guide for family agroecosystems based on the MESMIS framework. Initially, we presented the links between the MESMIS framework and requirements of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) according to a methodology known as PDCA (Plan, Do, Check and Act). The MESMIS framework was applied on five agroecosystems, under a management point of view. As a result, it was possible to associate to the MESMIS framework stages some EMS activities and, then, to compose the environmental management guide. The work was contextualize in the episteme of the Network for Knowledge Building on Agroecosystems Sustainability Assessment (CONSAGRO Network) and its actions with the farmers of Southern Brazil, whose activities are developed supported on the principles ofAgroecology.
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