This research aimed to analyze how the actions of Environmental Education were able to contribute to participatory environmental management in APA Fazendinha; and also proposed to carry out an analysis of the perception of residents about the institutional action of the unit managing body, as well as their involvement in the management of the APA. The concept of environmental education, adopted in this work, is based on the theoretical assumptions of Frederick Loureiro, according to which debate on participatory management of Conservation Units (UC ) by transforming environmental education. Regarding the design of participatory management, we adopted the assumptions of José Quintas who argues about education in public management process. As a method of approach the case study was adopted, and for analyzing the qualitative and quantitative method. Empirical data were recorded in analog form through questionnaires, with structured and semi- structured questions; and digital format MP3 extension. The audio files were transcribed into text files in .txt format. Already the data from the questionnaires were tabulated in the software database SPSS v15 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). The participants were people Reference 150 families residing in the APA, as well as members of the Management Board of the APA and technicians of the SEMA. As a result it was found that the UC does not have Management Plan, which helps to engender several environmental conflicts such as environmental degradation due to urban expansion and predatory activities (deforestation, burning, hunting, waste, pollution, etc.); It has a Management Council that does not meet frequently and therefore can not perform their institutional duties. Still can mention the inefficient management of the APA governing body that does not monitor and supervise the unit. There was also that EA has little contributed to the consolidation of environmental management unit the following factors: environmental education sporadic and occasional, lack of continuity in the actions; no involvement of the local community in the planning and implementation of environmental education, as well as the low effectiveness of the Council and the Governing Body that interact little and articulate with the local community in search of a participatory management. Therefore, it is important that the governing body understand environmental education as an alternative guidance and management to drive, in addition to being seen as an environmental public policy strategy, based on participative management between the government and local stakeholders (residents, leaders, Association, cooperatives, etc.), so that together discuss and decide the course of the APA Fazendinha and can thus strengthen the environmental management of UC and lead to sustainability.
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