Aves atraídas por lixo impactam a aviação: uma cartilha como ferramenta de educação ambiental

Abstract

The main objective of this work was to describe the preparation of a booklet on the accumulation of solid waste and its attraction for birds and how it impacts aviation. Aviation in Brazil and around the world constantly suffers from collisions with fauna, mainly birds. There are several factors that contribute to attracting these animals to places close to airports, and these factors are called attractors, such as the disposal of waste in inappropriate areas and/or close to the airport region, specifically the landing and takeoff areas. Birds are usually the most attracted animals and can cause material and even physical damage during collisions, the so-called bird strike. For this reason, it is necessary to combat these irregular practices, in addition to thinking about public and social policies that add to a preventive change, with the involvement of aerodrome operators, public agencies and, above all, the affected population in general. That said, investing in public policies for the correct disposal of this solid waste, added to an effective environmental re-education that involves all interested parties, would certainly help in reducing damage and there would be a drop in the number of accidents and/or tragedies in the airport environment and its surroundings. The use of booklets is a mean that has been implemented to complement textbooks in terms of environmental content, but it is also necessary to link it to an accessible, more didactic and sensitive language, which promotes a greater impact on society. Therefore, this work will focus on a didactic question that responds to problems involving fauna and aviation, in addition to the process of building an educational booklet that will be based on aviation content in a clear way, risk of fauna and its consequences, animal behavior, environment and especially the correct disposal of solid waste.