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The present chapter aims to promote the integral ecological sanitation model, developed under the scope of ECOSAN project (financed by the Environmental Fund of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action of the Portuguese Republic) and to contribute to Environmental Education, in the fields of territory valorization and circular economy. This was accomplished through Environmental Education programs, activities and campaigns aiming at the adoption of more sustainable practices, particularly focused on the efficient use of water and involving agents from several economic sectors, including agriculture, industry and tourism. The development of the integral ecological sanitation model (ECOSAN), based on solutions inspired by Nature, namely “dry or low-flow toilets” and “floating islands/constructed wetlands”, pressuposed an open, critical and reflective dialogue on the new environmental challenges, as it intended to promote a new attitude towards the valorization of the water resource, as well as to encourage the creation of more sustainable environmental value, policies and practices, that may induce changes in individual and collective behavior. To this end, education-action activities, conferences/seminars, idea contests, training and capacity building actions that enhance the dissemination of knowledge, environmental awareness campaigns, exhibitions, digital practical guides, educational materials and support resources were developed.
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The work was undertaken in the scope of Projeto ECOSAN—Promoting Ecological Sanitation, supported by Environmental Fund (Environmental Education + sustainable: Promoting efficient use of water). Calheiros C. is thankful to FCT within the scope of UIDB/04423/2020 and UIDP/04423/2020
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Rodrigues, A.C. et al. (2022). Nature-Based Solutions to Promote Environmental Education on Integral Ecological Sanitation. In: Vasconcelos, C., Calheiros, C.S.C. (eds) Enhancing Environmental Education Through Nature-Based Solutions. Integrated Science, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91843-9_20
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