Análisis del cumplimiento de los objetivos del programa de educación ambiental del Parque Nacional Podocarpus

Abstract

Abstract: The analysis of compliance with the Park's environmental education program was carried out National Podocarpus, based on the criteria of the Methodological Guide for the evaluation of the effectiveness of natural areas of the State, and the opinion of those responsible for the park, considering that environmental education is a management tool in areas protected. For this purpose, the analysis of secondary sources, surveys and their management instruments. The most significant results show: 30 assigned people, Its functions are: boundary surveillance (25%), infrastructure maintenance (21%) and environmental education (11%); park rangers are the predominant positions (70%). HE recognizes the Annual Operational Management Plan as the most important management instrument (67%) and the recipients of environmental education activities are the centers educational (38%). The main limitations found are the lack of resources economic (47%), the limited monitoring of executed activities (40%) and the deficient training of its staff (70%). In general, the average score of the criteria evaluated was 2.5 out of a maximum of 3, equivalent to 71% performance.