Visibilizando conhecimentos de espécies arbóreas e arbustivas a partir da produção de materiais de divulgação científica

Abstract

The Médio Vale do Rio Paraíba do Sul region faces serious environmental and socio-economic challenges as a result of a long history of inappropriate occupation in a region originally covered by the Atlantic Forest Biome. Anthropogenic pressure, which began with logging, followed by coffee-growing, cattle-raising, industrialization and urbanization, has brought tragic consequences such as the invisibility of the original vegetation, depriving the contemporary population of knowledge about the region's rich biodiversity. In this context, the aim of this work was to stimulate people's belonging, interaction and care for plant biodiversity, as well as critical environmental education and connections between the conservation of the Atlantic Forest and society, through the production of accessible materials and dynamics for scientific dissemination and ecological awareness of plant species. Twenty species were selected from the central patio area of the Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ) - Pinheiral Campus. Bibliographical research was carried out on their botanical and ecological characteristics and their contributions to human beings. Based on this information, didactic cards and information boards were created, containing QR codes and Braille, to encourage inclusion. The QR code makes it possible to redirect to the cards. The signs were placed near the species in the field. The material produced was unveiled during 2023. Environment, Organic Food and Agroecology Week at the IFRJ - Pinheiral Campus. From this work, it was possible to unveil representatives of the biodiversity of the central courtyard area of the IFRJ - Campus Pinheiral, previously invisible, in order to contribute to the democratization of scientific knowledge and ecological awareness, thus stimulating a greater connection between the community and the nature to which we belong.