The natural ecomuseum of mangrove: educational and reforestation actions / O ecomuseu natural do mangue: ações educativas e de reflorestamento

Green areas in the context of cities are essential element for the well-being of the population, because it has the purpose of improving the quality of life and environmental preservation, in this sense. This research aimed to identify and analyze the educational and reforestation actions carried out by the EcoMuseu Natural do Mangue, located in the Sabiaguaba neighborhood (Fortaleza-CE), through environmental education activities and the reforestation of the area in its surroundings. The proposal is to get visitors to know initially the museum's collection, where they will have a lecture on the ecosystem and its preservation, after they will be led by monitors on an ecological trail through the mangrove where they will have the opportunity to experience one of their richest experiences of environmental education. An education for a new look at the mangrove and awareness that the construction of "a new world is possible", paraphrasing Paulo Freire. The methodology applied in this article was bibliographic, through the reading of authors who conceptually and theoretically address the issues related to the proposed theme. Among the results obtained, in 2015, there was an increase of about 10% of mangrove reforestation in the entire area of the park. Since reforestation and environmental education are among the most effective alternatives for the recovery of a degraded area.