Diseño de un programa de Educación Ambiental para la conservación de Anfibios y Reptiles del Cantón Yantzaza

Abstract

Abstract: Environmental education is a basic resource for the conservation of species at a global level. worldwide, promoting environmental sensitivity through knowledge and conduct conducive to the natural environment. Establish an effective program in educational institutions it can be the foundation on which long-term conservation strategies are built. The Amphibians and reptiles are a group of vertebrates, with a large number of threats, for various reasons. factors. In the Yantzaza canton (Zamora Chinchipe) threats exist and these groups animals are at risk of being lost, being environmental education a tool to achieve the conservation of species in the sector, however, there are few or no efforts made with amphibians and reptiles. The objective of this work was to generate material for environmental education, aimed at children and adolescents who attend institutions educational. For this, a previous diagnosis was made on the existing knowledge. With the results obtained, educational material (video and infographic) was designed, with the purpose of generate a change in the way of seeing these animal groups and be the beginning of future environmental education programs.