Elaboración de un programa de interpretación ambiental basado en el diseño e implementación de señalética interpretativa y herramientas comunicativas para el Refugio de Vida Silvestre Pasochoa

Abstract

Environmental interpretation is a communication tool in which creative, artistic, technical, methodological and other procedures are combined, in order to convey a positive and effective message in relation to the environment visited and that contributes to its conservation (Morales, 1994 ). Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge is part of the country's protected areas. These areas are designed to maintain natural ecosystems operational, to act as refuges for species and to maintain ecological processes. The main objective is to prevent the extinction of many endangered or endemic species (Piedrabuena & Dabul, 2013). This research work concluded that RVSP, being a protected area that houses an important biodiversity and having physical spaces that allow to perform different activities outdoors, has high potential to generate environmental awareness to visitors and the general public. The instructions for signage development are present in "PANE´s Manual of Signaling". This manual is very useful because it allows us to follow all the guidelines to design signage in protected areas in an orderly, clear and practical way