Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal
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Resumo: | The concept of ecosystem services (ES) emerges as strategic to explain the influences that the ocean, and in particular coastal ecosystems, have on us and how we influence them back. Despite being a term coined several decades ago and being already widespread in the scientific community and among policy-makers, the ES concept still lacks recognition among citizens and educators. There is therefore a need to mainstream this concept in formal education and through Ocean Literacy resources. Although important developments in OL were done in the United States, particularly through the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), this concept was only recently introduced in Europe. In Portugal, several informal OL education programs were developed in the last years, yet formal education on OL and, in particular, on ES is still very deficient. To address this limitation, the "Environmental Education Network for Ecosystem Services" (REASE), founded in 2017 in the Algarve region by a consortium of educational, environmental and scientific institutions, aims to increase OL through the dissemination of the perspective of how ES provided by coastal vegetation may contribute to the human well-being. The projects and activities implemented by REASE focus mostly on formal-education of school children and include: (1) capacity building for K-12 teachers, (2) educational programs to support and develop ES projects in schools, including a citizen science project to evaluate blue carbon stocks in the Algarve, (3) the publication of a children's book about the ES provided by the local Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, with a community-based participatory design (illustrations made by schoolchildren) and (4) a diverse array of informal education activities to raise awareness on the importance of coastal ecosystems on human well-being. REASE challenges are being successfully addressed by identifying threats to local coastal ecosystems that people worry about, and highlighting solutions to improve and maintain their health. |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern PortugalOcean literacyBehavior changeProject-based learningBlue carbonCoastal ecosystemsCitizen scienceEnvironmental educationParticipatory action researchThe concept of ecosystem services (ES) emerges as strategic to explain the influences that the ocean, and in particular coastal ecosystems, have on us and how we influence them back. Despite being a term coined several decades ago and being already widespread in the scientific community and among policy-makers, the ES concept still lacks recognition among citizens and educators. There is therefore a need to mainstream this concept in formal education and through Ocean Literacy resources. Although important developments in OL were done in the United States, particularly through the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), this concept was only recently introduced in Europe. In Portugal, several informal OL education programs were developed in the last years, yet formal education on OL and, in particular, on ES is still very deficient. To address this limitation, the "Environmental Education Network for Ecosystem Services" (REASE), founded in 2017 in the Algarve region by a consortium of educational, environmental and scientific institutions, aims to increase OL through the dissemination of the perspective of how ES provided by coastal vegetation may contribute to the human well-being. The projects and activities implemented by REASE focus mostly on formal-education of school children and include: (1) capacity building for K-12 teachers, (2) educational programs to support and develop ES projects in schools, including a citizen science project to evaluate blue carbon stocks in the Algarve, (3) the publication of a children's book about the ES provided by the local Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, with a community-based participatory design (illustrations made by schoolchildren) and (4) a diverse array of informal education activities to raise awareness on the importance of coastal ecosystems on human well-being. REASE challenges are being successfully addressed by identifying threats to local coastal ecosystems that people worry about, and highlighting solutions to improve and maintain their health.Agência financiadora Fundo Ambiental, ENEA 2020 Portuguese national funds from FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology UID/Multi/04326/2019 SFRH/BPD/119344/2016Frontiers MediaSapientiaBarracosa, Helenade los Santos, Carmen B.Martins, MárcioFreitas, CátiaSantos, Rui2019-11-15T15:26:06Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12888eng2296-774510.3389/fmars.2019.00626info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-24T10:24:51Zoai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/12888Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:04:07.677215Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal Barracosa, Helena Ocean literacy Behavior change Project-based learning Blue carbon Coastal ecosystems Citizen science Environmental education Participatory action research |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal |
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Ocean literacy to mainstream ecosystem services concept in formal and informal education: the example of coastal ecosystems of Southern Portugal |
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Barracosa, Helena |
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Barracosa, Helena de los Santos, Carmen B. Martins, Márcio Freitas, Cátia Santos, Rui |
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de los Santos, Carmen B. Martins, Márcio Freitas, Cátia Santos, Rui |
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Sapientia |
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Barracosa, Helena de los Santos, Carmen B. Martins, Márcio Freitas, Cátia Santos, Rui |
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Ocean literacy Behavior change Project-based learning Blue carbon Coastal ecosystems Citizen science Environmental education Participatory action research |
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Ocean literacy Behavior change Project-based learning Blue carbon Coastal ecosystems Citizen science Environmental education Participatory action research |
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The concept of ecosystem services (ES) emerges as strategic to explain the influences that the ocean, and in particular coastal ecosystems, have on us and how we influence them back. Despite being a term coined several decades ago and being already widespread in the scientific community and among policy-makers, the ES concept still lacks recognition among citizens and educators. There is therefore a need to mainstream this concept in formal education and through Ocean Literacy resources. Although important developments in OL were done in the United States, particularly through the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), this concept was only recently introduced in Europe. In Portugal, several informal OL education programs were developed in the last years, yet formal education on OL and, in particular, on ES is still very deficient. To address this limitation, the "Environmental Education Network for Ecosystem Services" (REASE), founded in 2017 in the Algarve region by a consortium of educational, environmental and scientific institutions, aims to increase OL through the dissemination of the perspective of how ES provided by coastal vegetation may contribute to the human well-being. The projects and activities implemented by REASE focus mostly on formal-education of school children and include: (1) capacity building for K-12 teachers, (2) educational programs to support and develop ES projects in schools, including a citizen science project to evaluate blue carbon stocks in the Algarve, (3) the publication of a children's book about the ES provided by the local Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, with a community-based participatory design (illustrations made by schoolchildren) and (4) a diverse array of informal education activities to raise awareness on the importance of coastal ecosystems on human well-being. REASE challenges are being successfully addressed by identifying threats to local coastal ecosystems that people worry about, and highlighting solutions to improve and maintain their health. |
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