Military Police conducts 'Educational Environmental Patrols' at the City Park
The initiative of the corporation strengthens environmental awareness in places with high foot traffic, such as squares and parks
The Environmental Policing Command (CPA), through the Environmental Police Battalion (BPA), started on Saturday afternoon (19) the "Educational Environmental Patrols" project at the City Park in Belém. The initiative of the Military Police involves visible policing, through Strategic Basic Points (PBEs) in places with high foot traffic, such as squares and parks, adding actions of environmental education.
This approach aims to promote awareness about the importance of protecting wildlife and respecting wild animals, cultivating a culture of respect and environmental responsibility, awakening in children, young people, and their families the understanding that preserving nature is protecting life itself.
Wildlife - The program includes an exhibition of taxidermied animals (preserved), where the public will see closely species of Brazilian wildlife and learn the necessary care when observing wild animals, as well as understand how habitat destruction and neglect of the environment can impact the lives of these animals. This interaction seeks to awaken, especially in children, an interest in the environment and its preservation.
BPA military personnel guide, clarify doubts, and engage in dialogue with visitors about good environmental practices and the role of society in preserving biodiversity.
The deputy commander of the CPA, Lieutenant Colonel Miranda, highlighted the importance of the project. "We are starting today, at the City Park, something envisioned by the general commander of the Military Police, Colonel Dilson Júnior, the educational environmental patrols. We add to this the mission of the Environmental Policing Command to bring environmental education to the population, children, young people, and adults, and to the families visiting the place. This is a way to contribute to the formation of a culture of sustainability, especially in this emblematic year for us in Pará, with the holding of COP 30 (world conference on climate change). Thus, the Military Police of Pará, through the Environmental Policing Command, seeks to share a bit of its knowledge about preservation, inserted in the main Brazilian biome, which is the Amazonian," he informed.
Larissa Rodrigues, who was at the park in the late afternoon, took her son Renan to visit the BPA booth and highlighted the importance of this interaction. "I think the initiative is amazing. Besides the explanations about the environment and the work of the Environmental Battalion, the children were also able to touch the animals, which was a very fun and curious moment," said Larissa.
This experience also highlights the role of the Military Police in promoting actions aimed at community interaction in the effort to preserve biodiversity.
