Bio-diversity

The Osa conservation area (ACOSA), was established by the Decree N 20790 MIREMEN Executive of the 30 September 1991 (Gazette N 210, November 4, 1991), is located in the region of Costa Rica South n and includes the cantons of Osa, Golfito and Corredores. He harasses, possesses a n extension Kil 4304,8 square meters, representing a 8.42% of the national territory, stands out as one of the areas of greatest biodiversity and endemism of the pas and one of the main sites of especiaci n biol gica, mainly in plants. The Osa conservation area, its wheelbase of acci n has several programs, one of them is the program of education n environmental, which starts its first steps in 1985 when you create the program of education n environmental of Corcovado National Park, which had an objective search fica a pac solution to the conflict with the large amount of gold diggers who remained within Corcovado National Park after the eviction. Currently due to the increase in the environmental policy problem by communities located in the area of reduction of the protected areas of the HAUNTS, it is vital to reinforce actions in this field; aiming to inform and educate communities to establish cooperation alliances n and b search for changing attitudes to the environment in general. N environmental education is community par excellence, since the community is its field of action key n, and are community problems that constitute the content of their activities; and raising a function n very important in the achievement of the environmental culture. Instruction is given, it is to transmit knowledge, it is to achieve the development of the largest amount of possible capabilities in an individual in all its aspects. Intended environmental education is empowering communities to the inhabitants of them formulate and implement viable alternatives suggested for the decreasing the problem n environmental practices with which they are faced. The objective is to develop environmental education activities in communities in order to minimize the policy problem of the cancer of species of mam feros in danger of decay n and of great importance for the ecosystems present in the regi n. For this purpose the pigs of monte and Jaguars were used as a species. Communities where focused strategy and which are considered important to carry out the actions of education environmental and information are the following: progress, needles (Drake), Banegas, Alto Laguna, San Juan, Ca aza, Guadalupe, R or new, Riyito, Rinc n, St. Cecilia, Carbonera, San Miguel, Estero war port Jim nez, La Gamba. La Guaria, tiller, city Cort s, Uvita, whale, Coronado, Punta Mala Golfito. Noted n communities will work with the following groups goals: local groups, schools, colleges, l deres communal, hoteliers, gu as naturalist groups, institutions and organizations, allied groups, environmental facilitators, COVIRENAS, hunters, boaters, comit local s of the area of Osa conservation, fishermen, among others. These communities are characterized by exercise high impact to the areas protected especially in cancer of wild species. Productive activities that take place in some of these communities include: agriculture, forestry, confined to and tourism, among others. Adem s, lack of services b classics as energy to electrical, potable water, health services and education of good quality n.

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