Having already told you about the first positive results of the environmental education project run by WI Peru and Ana-Paula, we naturally want to keep you up to date with our current objectives.
Our focus remains firmly on the local communities and schools: we want to continue to encourage engagement and raise awareness of the importance of the Amazon rainforest and its inhabitants.
Environmental education in schools
- Collaborations:
We aim to establish long-term agreements with local educational institutions; in 2025, this will involve the Javier Heraud and Santo Domingo de Guzmán schools in Laberinto and UGEL Tambopata, the district’s education authority. - School curriculum:
We aim to promote dialogue between the key stakeholders in school education. This includes working with teachers, parents and headteachers to develop a curriculum that meets the needs and interests of the pupils. - Research:
We would like to support teachers in teaching their pupils the fundamentals of scientific research. The aim is to ensure that research reports from the schools can once again be presented at the national science fair. - Green Classroom:
We want to complete the construction of our green classroom so that we can regularly welcome school classes to our research station. At present, we are expecting at least three visits from different school classes.
Projects with local communities
- Laberinto:
An agreement is to be reached with the local council in Laberinto, setting out future events and participation in the town festival. A further bat festival is also planned. - Partnerships:
Many different stakeholders and organisations are working to conserve biodiversity in the Madre de Dios region. Our aim is to forge partnerships, particularly with local NGOs and businesses operating within the national park’s ‘buffer zone’. - Puerto Maldonado:
In Puerto Maldonado, too, Ana-Paula’s team intends to remain active, taking part in the annual festivities as well as university events.
Understand. Feel. Protect.
We are very much looking forward to all the projects and updates that the WI Peru team has in store for us, and to working alongside the local community to revitalise nature conservation – not only on a biological level, but also on a social one – and to do so with all our senses.
Text: Sarah Sassenhagen