One in three young Brazilians does not know which biome they live in. This is one of the conclusions of the Youth, Environment and Climate Change survey, released this week in São Paulo. The study reveals the behavior and understanding of young people in the country on the subject.
5,150 people were interviewed, between 15 and 29 years old, from the six Brazilian biomes: Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Pampa and Pantanal.
The survey pointed out that young people in the Amazon are the ones who are least concerned about the environment.
The executive secretary of the organization Aliança Em Movimento, Mathau Torres, who conducted the survey, says that young people’s knowledge of the environment seems far from the Brazilian reality.
“We ask young people what their perceptions are about global warming and the priority response is the melting of glaciers. Not that this is not a problem, but we have other problems such as deforestation, prolonged droughts, floods that happen every year as recently happened here in São Paulo.”
The report also points out that eight out of ten young people agree that environmental reserves help to reduce the effects of climate change. In addition, more than 60% support investment in alternative, clean and renewable energy sources.
The study had the collaboration of the organizations Redeconhecimento Social, Engajamundo, Instituto Ayíka and GT de Juventudes de Uma Concertação pela Amazônia.
