UMA A Brief Reflection on Nature, Environment, Education and Environmental Legislation Passing Through the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’

Abstract

This article is the result of readings, studies and discussions in the classroom on issues inherent to environmental issues approched in the Curriculum Component Environment, Sustainability and Education in the first semester of the Philosophy Course at Faculdade Palotina – FAPAS. Among the themes studied, we can list notions about the definition of nature, environment, environment and its transformation by human action, followed by the explanation of Environmental Education, its origin and importance for a sustainable development that includes the preservation of resources and available goods for future generations, presenting their historical and social context, accompanied by consideration of environmental legislation specifically regarding conservation units, finishing with an invitation to the reflection proposed by Pope Francis in the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’.