Barreiras à sustentabilidade ambiental: uma análise com profissionais do IBAMA/CE

Abstract

This research has as general objective to analyze the main barriers to environmental sustainability according to the opinion of IBAMA professionals. To achieve this, the following specific objectives are needed: to present the origin and concepts of environmental sustainability; to describe the activities of IBAMA with regard to environmental protection and to identify barriers to environmental sustainability according to IBAMA professionals. The research is characterized as qualitative and adopts the case study as a research strategy. The case studied was IBAMA, focused on the perception of its professionals about the main barriers to environmental sustainability, since the purpose of the body is to exercise environmental police power at the federal level and perform actions of national environmental policies. The main barriers, which prevent sustainable actions from being part of the habits of Brazilian society, identified in the study were psychological barriers (egoism in the use of natural resources), cultural barriers (absence of a citizen's posture), policies (excessive laws and multiplicity of (Lack of human and financial resources to control and control the use of natural resources), financial (prioritization of economic interests), and attitudinal (consumption-oriented society). The investigation of the perception of the barriers to sustainability by employees working for environmental preservation contributes to a better understanding of how the relationships between the imperatives of economic growth and sustainable practices are daily challenges in Brazil.