eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2017-07-22 5 7 739 746 10.12691/education-5-7-7 EDUCATION2017577 article Celeste Dias Amorim celamorim@gmail.com 1 Milton Ferreira da Silva Júnior 2 Luiz Artur dos Santos Cestari 3 University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil University fo Southern Bahia, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil Department of Philosophy and Human Sciences, University of Southwestern Bahia, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil This article aims to discuss the implementation of Environmental Education in undergraduate curricula from the Brazilian legal framework (Constitution 88, National Environmental Education Policy, National Curricular Guidelines for Environmental Education, National Curricular Guidelines). Space for formation of environmental educators was provided, and it was inferred in the role of leadership in cultural and social change, which should be assumed by higher education institutions in the process of technological development. Besides the preparation of students and provision of information that can lead to a critical appropriation of knowledge, attitudes and values: political, social and historical, in terms of a sustainable and fair society. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/5/7/7/education-5-7-7.pdf curricular reform resolution CNE 02/2012 Resolution CNE 02/2015