One in 3 young people does not know the biome they live in, research shows

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 research showed that young people in Amazon are those who declared themselves least concerned about the environment. 

The executive secretary of the Aliança Em Movimento organization, Mathau Torres, who conducted the research, states that the Young people's knowledge about the environment seems distant from the Brazilian reality.

“We ask young people what their perceptions are about global warming and the priority answer is the melting of glaciers. Not that this isn’t 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 reduce the effects of climate change. Furthermore, more than 60% support investment in alternative, clean and renewable energy sources. 

The study had the collaboration of the organizations Rede Knowledge Social, Engajamundo, Instituto Ayíka and GT de Juventudes de Uma Concertação pela Amazônia.  

(To Agency Brazil)

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