Environmental education as tool for the sustainability in a forest fragment in Passo Fundo, Rs, Brazil

The change in living standards has been done that the contact with nature becomes extremely important to the people life quality and its harmonious relationship with the environment. The preservation of areas like forest fragments contribute to maintaining biological diversity, promote sustainable use of natural resources and foster the conditions for education. This work was developed to guide the environmental education program in a forest fragment in Passo Fundo, RS. It was done a literature review, identifying key aspects to be consider, the appointment of the potential and the problems encountered today, surveying vegetation and identification of options for developing the environmental education program. For estimate the maximum number of visits per day, was calculated the load capacity effective area. The forest survey identified 45 species, especially the native and fruit trees. Through one proposal of zoning was suggested that recomposition of the vegetation at the edges, planting new trees into it, maintaining a pristine preserved area, construction of an interpretation trail and reforestation of some areas of open field. The forest fragment is a source of biodiversity due to the large number of species and its use for environmental education is one way of ensuring the sustainability of the area