Revitalização da Bacia do Ribeirão do Izidora: educação ambiental como estratégia

Siqueira, Daniela Santos Serpa; Cruz, Daniela de Almeida Ochoa; Polignano, Marcos Vinícius; Villela, Lenice de Castro Mendes; Guerra, Vanessa de Almeida

doi:10.1590/0103-11042017s229

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“…The rediscovery and revival of cultural uses of hydrosystems (e.g., folk festivals that are linked to fish migrations that were previously used as protein sources, rediscovery of ancient river beds or wetlands from old maps or road names) and the (re-) establishment of sites where humans beings can feel the river (e.g., use of beaches [18]), the maintenance or transformation of religious celebrations at the shores (e.g., in India [157]) or of traditional use forms (e.g., willow wattling) may be vehicles to re-establish these linkages (see Wantzen et al, 2016 [13], for further examples). The increasing understanding of linkages between elements of nature and the physical and socio-psychological well-being of humans [185] may further support the linkages with the hydrosystems, e.g., by environmental education [186]. Even the success of small-sized projects results in an increasingly urban local population [187] may advertise new restoration projects.…”

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Urban Stream and Wetland Restoration in the Global South—A DPSIR Analysis

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In many countries of the Global South, aquatic ecosystems such as streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands are severely impacted by several simultaneous environmental stressors, associated with accelerated urban development, and extreme climate. However, this problem receives little attention. Applying a DPSIR approach (Drivers, Pressures, State, Impacts, Responses), we analyzed the environmental impacts and their effects on urban hydrosystems (including stagnant waters), and suggest possible solutions from a series of case studies worldwide. We find that rivers in the Global South, with their distinctive geographical and socio-political setting, display significant differences from the Urban Stream Syndrome described so far in temperate zones. We introduce the term of ‘Southern Urban Hydrosystem Syndrome’ for the biophysical problems as well as the social interactions, including the perception of water bodies by the urbanites, the interactions of actors (e.g., top-down, bottom-up), and the motivations that drive urban hydrosystem restoration projects of the Global South. Supported by a synthesis of case studies (with a focus on Brazilian restoration projects), this paper summarizes the state of the art, highlights the currently existing lacunae for research, and delivers examples of practical solutions that may inform UNESCO’s North–South–South dialogue to solve these urgent problems. Two elements appear to be specifically important for the success of restoration projects in the Global South, namely the broad acceptance and commitment of local populations beyond merely ‘ecological’ justifications, e.g., healthy living environments and ecosystems with cultural linkages (‘River Culture’). To make it possible implementable/practical solutions must be extended to (often poor) people having settled along river banks and wetlands.

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