title: [Reflections on nurses participation in ecological issues].
abstract: This paper presents a synthesis of the main movements that has sustained the concept of environment, which finally has constituted the current stage of ecology that shows differentiated meaning nowadays, as it involves the sustainability of the planet. Moreover, it presents how the theme has been considered in the nursing scientific production, at international and national level, pointing out that concerns regarding environmental issues have been growing steadily within many Brazilian nursing conferences.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade Santa Marcelina e enfermeira, Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo. celderman@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Maria Celeste
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Maria Rita
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bertolozzi
mesh_terms: D004463:Ecology; D004782:Environmental Health; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D024802:Nurse's Role