ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND DECOLONIALITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL THOUGHT

Abstract

Since the beginning of humanity, human beings have always had a close relationship with nature, however, over time this relationship, which was previously mutual, began to be left aside and a rationality linked to the power and benefits that the natural environment would bring to the world. The human being began to take space in the formation of the conception, vision and relationship “Man”/Nature. Therefore, starting from the context of environmental problems resulting from the colonization process, this work brings with it an important discussion, with Decoloniality and Environmental Education as forms of approach that help in the construction of a thought aimed at preserving the environment. environment. To this end, the theoretical framework that was addressed here is a selection of texts, which were worked on in the discipline of Latin America and Development, taught in the Postgraduate course in Regional Development (PPGDR) at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR ) Pato Branco Campus, making it possible to support this discussion that borders on the relationships and construction mentioned above, making this an act of reflection, given the current scenario of environmental problems.