La comunicación como herramienta de cambios de actitud para la preservación del humedal la Tingua Azul

Abstract

Wetlands constitute one of the ecosystems of greater natural and cultural value, are constituted by a permanent or seasonal body of water, and are considered fundamental in the global ecological and environmental balance, being the habitat of many species of fauna and flora; They provide varied ecosystem services such as carbon sink, fresh water sources, and food supply. However, wetlands in the city of Bogotá are mainly threatened, due to the lack of legal declaration of many of them, and little or no environmental education. An example is the "La Tingua Azul" wetland, in the southwestern Sabana de Bogotá, in the Kennedy locality. As a result of the pollution situation affecting this ecosystem, the objective of this project was to make a pedagogical proposal with students from the IED District School and the surrounding community, which will seek to strengthen the knowledge and relevance of protecting and preserving the wetland the Blue Tingua. Since education can also be reflected from environmental work as a process that allows design and raise environmental standards which involve the management of natural resources with the collaboration of an entire school campus. For which the development of an ecological booklet was implemented in order to raise awareness among the educational community about the importance of preserving wetlands, thus instilling values both for students as well as the community in general.