Análise das questões socioambientais na UFCG com base na agenda ambiental na administração pública - A3P.

Abstract

The present study had as objective to analyze the treatment given to socioenvironmental issues at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), based on the guidelines of the Environmental Agenda in Public Administration (A3P). The A3P is a Program of the Ministry of the Environment, of voluntary adhesion, whose objective is to align the entities of the Public Administration with the practices that seek the sustainable development. It is characterized as an exploratory-descriptive research, with a qualitative and quantitative approach, carried out through a case study covering the campuses and sectors of the UFCG Superior Administration. In the methodological trajectory, bibliographical-documentary analysis was carried out and questionnaires were applied, together with managers of defined sectors. In the treatment and analysis of the data collected, descriptive statistics were used, using spreadsheets and Excel charts. It was verified that the UFCG has not yet defined its Environmental Policy. It was also verified that it did not elaborate its Sustainable Management and Logistics Plan and that in May of this year it established a Commission with this purpose. The results showed that the UFCG started its path towards sustainability through the development of socio-environmental practices in isolation, with low adherence to A3P; that only one campus has a Socio-environmental Management Plan, this in the form of A3P, but without formal adhesion to the Ministry of Environment; and that it lacks an organ with specific attribution to integrate the university community around the environmental theme. The three major barriers to the implementation of a Social and Environmental Management Plan in the institution, pointed out by the respondents, were: persuasion difficulties to everyone's participation, followed by the lack of financial resources and tensions between the different interest groups. The main motivations were: the promotion of socio-environmental awareness, the socio-environmental character inherent to the University and the saving of financial resources. In view of these findings and the expectations raised by the respondents, it is recommended to: prioritize the definition of an Institutional Environmental Policy and establish a Management Commission with the mission of developing and implementing a Socio-Environmental Management Plan that meets the Environmental Policy established by adhering to A3P, thus assuming proactive conduct regarding the preservation of the environment and sustainable development, commitments assumed in its Statute.