Environmental sustainability: the perception of high school students in the municipality of pacajus, ceará

Environmental sustainability is surely one of the most relevant issues for society and this is certainly due to the misuse of natural resources, which are increasingly scarce. This fact arouses interest in knowing how young people, the future of humanity, think about it. We understand that due to the importance of this theme, it should be worked on at school from an early age, not only in an isolated manner, but also in a clear, objective and contextualized manner, just as the NCP's mandate. Thus, knowing the importance of environmental sustainability for society, it was intended in this study to investigate through the perception of students, if environmental sustainability is a theme present in their lives and if in the school researched there are actions aimed at this direction. The research was conducted through a qualitative approach, in which data collection was applied printed questionnaires, with students from a high school located in the city of Pacajus, Ceará. The survey results show that students are interested in environmental issues, which they have sustainable consumption habits and that at the school surveyed there are practices focused on the topic, but such actions need to be improved.