Preschool students on a tour of the Güergüerense micro-watershed.
GIZ/Fabiola Budde
Environmental education
Members of the water board, together with a group of teachers, students and parents.
GIZ/Fabiola Budde
Basic education students together with Fundación Puca technicians in the micro-watershed.
GIZ/Fabiola Budde
An environmental education strategy was implemented to sensitize the population about the importance of restoring and protecting the micro-watershed. To this end, together with the Puca Community Foundation, tours of the micro-watershed were conducted with different groups of the population. In addition, open meetings were held, organized by the municipality of Las Flores, on environmental issues and the participation of women in natural resource management, among others.
- The participation of the educational centers through the educational networks promoted environmental awareness not only among students of all ages, but also among their families who participated in the environmental tours of the micro-watershed.
- The municipal councils are an excellent way to achieve citizen participation in the management of natural resources.
- The willingness and desire of the communities to restore the micro-watershed contributed to the success of the implementation of the Compensation Mechanism for Ecosystem Water Services (MCSEH).
- Environmental education workshops in the micro-watersheds, town council meetings and community assemblies are instruments that raise awareness and empower the population about the importance of natural resources.
- It is important in environmental education processes, the full participation of citizens, from all the groups involved in the strategy, to the population in general.