Contributions of Environmental Education to socio-environmental changes that contribute to facing the pandemic

Abstract

The world is experiencing a unique moment in human relations, when compared to the last decades. Economic and social systems are being put to the test in the face of the new reality. The aim of this paper is to reflect, against the background of the pandemic, about the behavioral changes in society and to address some socioeconomic and environmental impacts in small local economic arrangements. It can be seen that there are several positive changes, even if something negative is motivated, such as the pandemic, but negative behaviors persist. New beneficial constructions are expected to be maintained in the post-pandemic society and one of the instruments for this is Environmental Education.