ICBS + sustentável: elementos para uma estratégia de sustentabilidade

Abstract

Universities are fundamental for the change of humanity, towards Sustainable Development (SD), as they promote the awareness and qualification of people, in the most varied areas. There is, at the moment, a demand for the development of sustainable practices in society, while these are still little observed in university institutions, where it is identified as a failure: not practicing what it teaches. In 2015, the 2030 Agenda was approved by 193 countries gathered at the UN, in which the Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs are set out. This agenda has as its motto “leave no one behind”, aiming to mobilize nations to reach the 17 objectives that mark the paths to sustainability, addressing five aspects, considered priority, known as the 5 P's: Planet, People, Prosperity, Peace and Partnerships. The implementation of sustainable practices at the Institute of Biological and Health Sciences - ICBS could be a model for the Federal University of Alagoas - UFAL, for the society of Alagoas and for other universities. Thus, this work has the general objective of identifying elements for the elaboration of a sustainability strategy, which may be in the ICBS. To identify actions developed at the ICBS, which may be related to the SDGs, and to obtain proposals for actions to be carried out at the Institution, in order to contemplate and expand the SDGs, qualitative research questionnaires were applied to the ICBS Board, to the Coordinators of the Licentiate and Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences, to the Academic Center and to the Representatives of Study Sectors. The results demonstrate that the ICBS has developed actions in the areas of: Health and Well-being (SDG 3), Quality Education (SDG 4), Decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), Sustainable consumption and production (SDG12); against global climate change (SDG 13); in favor of Life in water (SDG 14) and terrestrial Life (SDG 15); and, finally, in Partnership actions and means of implementation (SDG 17 - in support of the other objectives). Also according to what was raised in the questionnaires, the ICBS has a structure to address all the SDGs in the Institution, with actions in the categories of Education, Research, Extension, Infrastructure and Institutional, promoting sustainability, expanding the SDGs already developed and starting the development of new areas.