Bees as a study model and environmental education tool in the state of Sergipe

Abstract

Considering that bees are in constant threat due to anthropic actions, the SOS ABELHAS preservation project was created in 2018 by the Fire Department of the State of Sergipe (CBMSE) in partnership with the Federal Institute of Sergipe (IFS), the Federal University of Sergipe ( UFS), beekeepers and honey producers. In the 2019 edition, the use of environmental education was incorporated through a subproject entitled “SOS bees: know to preserve” that was developed by academic Joyce Inocencia dos Santos during the Mandatory Supervised Internship (ESO) of the Veterinary Medicine course at the UFS. For this purpose, several lectures and workshops were held covering the relevant aspects that involve the life of a bee, its habitat and practical actions that favor its maintenance in the ecosystem. Thus, it is observed that the community was involved in this process, becoming aware of the existence and importance of bees, which allows us to conclude that environmental education has a multidisciplinary character and that it must be disseminated by all professionals who deal with man, with the animal and with the environment.