2025-02-132025-02-132022-02-24https://repositorio.ifal.edu.br/handle/123456789/853Environmental education (EE), when involved in critical aspects, is essential for an individual and collective awareness of the world. In order for behavioral and structural change to take place, a continuous process of transformation and awareness is necessary. In this sense, the objective was to identify the level of awareness and involvement of teachers at a high school in the state network of Alagoas regarding the theme of Environmental Education, and to discuss, through a literature review, its importance as a forming agent of the identity processes of the subject. For this, a bibliographic study and application of an online questionnaire with the teachers of the referred school were carried out. Although only 45% of the total number of teachers at the school responded to the questionnaire, this article shows that the teachers understand the importance of the discussion in environmental education, both in the school environment and in other spaces of human formation and coexistence. In addition, it can be seen through the survey that 66.7% of teachers are very interested in deepening their knowledge on the subject, although 22% of them still consider the topic uninteresting and limited. The lack of interest shown corroborates data that show that 45% of teachers do not feel aware and prepared enough to address the topic in the classroom. As a result of this work, it is expected to provide support for researchers in human sciences and the environment, a reflection on the importance of EE as a forming agent of socio-environmental identity of all involved subjects and the need for efficient educational conduct in promoting continuing education of the teachers. Based on the results, it can be inferred that students, through their teachers, have the opportunity to know and mature information related to environmental issues and understand their role as a mediator of conflicts arising from the ecological and social field, since environmental education it can be a tool that will significantly contribute to this process of building a critical social conscience.ptProblemas ambientaisSustentabilidadeEnsinoEducação ambientalEnvironmental problemsSustainabilityEducationTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCIENCIAS HUMANAS