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Em 1994, a Câmara Municipal do Funchal, cria oficialmente o Parque Ecológico
do Funchal, iniciando desde logo um conjunto de medidas e ações, tendo por objetivos primordiais a conservação da natureza, a promoção e divulgação da biodiversidade, a dinamização das ações de educação ambiental e a substituição das áreas
ocupadas pelas espécies invasoras por espécies nativas.
Nos anos de 2010 e 2016, dois incêndios florestais de grandes dimensões atingiram grande parte da superfície do Parque Ecológico, que afetou severamente a
vegetação existente e todo o trabalho que havia sido realizado anteriormente.
Os trabalhos de recuperação da biodiversidade após o fogo, são uma oportunidade de fomentar a literacia científica e as capacidades dos alunos das escolas no
domínio das ciências naturais, como também estimular para o desenvolvimento
de competências que permitam a resolução de problemas ambientais, diretamente
relacionados com a realidade local.
Atualmente o grande desafio é a gestão das espécies exóticas invasoras, que são
uma das maiores ameaças aos ecossistemas insulares. Assim, urge fomentar na população a compreensão dos impactos da introdução dessas espécies e desenvolver
conhecimentos, atitudes e comportamentos que lhes permitam contribuir para minorar o problema.
In 1994, the City Council of Funchal, officially created the Ecological Park of Funchal, starting from the beginning a set of measures and actions, with the main objectives of nature conservation, the promotion of biodiversity and environmental education actions and the replacement of the areas occupied by invasive species to native species. In 2010 and 2016, two large-scale forest fires affected a huge part of the Ecological Park’s surface area, which severely affected the existing vegetation and all the work previously done. The works to recover the biodiversity after the fire is a great opportunity to foster scientific literacy and the skills of schoolchildren in the natural sciences, as well to stimulate the development of skills to solve environmental problems directly related to the local reality. Currently the great challenge is the management of invasive alien species, which are one of the greatest threats to island ecosystems. Therefore, it is urgent to develop a better understanding to the population on the impacts of the introduction of these species and to develop knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that allow them to contribute and mitigate the problem.
In 1994, the City Council of Funchal, officially created the Ecological Park of Funchal, starting from the beginning a set of measures and actions, with the main objectives of nature conservation, the promotion of biodiversity and environmental education actions and the replacement of the areas occupied by invasive species to native species. In 2010 and 2016, two large-scale forest fires affected a huge part of the Ecological Park’s surface area, which severely affected the existing vegetation and all the work previously done. The works to recover the biodiversity after the fire is a great opportunity to foster scientific literacy and the skills of schoolchildren in the natural sciences, as well to stimulate the development of skills to solve environmental problems directly related to the local reality. Currently the great challenge is the management of invasive alien species, which are one of the greatest threats to island ecosystems. Therefore, it is urgent to develop a better understanding to the population on the impacts of the introduction of these species and to develop knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that allow them to contribute and mitigate the problem.
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Parque Ecológico do Funchal Conservação da natureza Educação ambiental Espécies invasoras Funchal, Madeira (Portugal) Ecological Park of Funchal Nature conservation Environmental education Invasive species . Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
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Centro de Investigação em Educação da Universidade da Madeira