By Paola Murrieta | Project Team Member
The launch of our new online learning platform offers new possibilities for community outreach and environmental education efforts. With it, we are currently designing a new course about wetland conservation that offers its users basic knowledge about the wetland ecosystems present in Northwestern Mexico.
The course’s lesson plan contains subjects on the basic characteristics of wetlands, the different types, its flora and fauna, ecosystem services and functions, how humans use them, its threats, examples of conservation projects, how to help through actions, and more. Each lesson comes with an evaluation activity and the course ends with the development of a small project in the user’s community. The course is still under development but will soon be available on our platform and will be promoted amongst teachers or anybody interested in the Bahia Magdalena community. This is part of our efforts to train and give the Guardians of the Mangrove more tools and knowledge to conserve their natural resources.
Currently, there is an on-site visit planned for early December by Pronatura’s team to the community of Bahia Magdalena. This in order to carry out monitoring in Pronatura’s Ecological Reserve Llanos de Magdalena located on the coast and install signs that ask visitors to take care of the area on paths frequented by locals. It’s also planned to do environmental education activities with some community members like organize a guided hike with a biologist to learn about the local flora and fauna, plus create a short puppet play with a small group of participating children that will be recorded and shared with the community.
We are looking forward to going back out on the field and working safely with the community!
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