ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN CANDOMBLÉ TERREIROS

Abstract

We are currently experiencing an environmental crisis and it is urgent to apply permanent environmental education, in formal and non-formal teaching spaces, such as religious spaces. To do this, we explored scientific writings on the relationship between environmental education and Candomblé. We can see that Candomblé practice spaces are a very promising source for environmental education, since love and care for nature are intrinsic to the cult. Therefore, combining scientific knowledge with traditional and ancient knowledge of Candomblé practices, it is possible to generate great results in terms of preserving the environment, and in the search for a fairer and less unequal society.