Conservation Education in the Peruvian Amazon Making an Impact
Happy World Environment Day. The 2018 CONAPAC environmental science and conservation workshop for 100 Peruvian elementary and high school teachers in the rural Amazon has been a powerful continuation to collaborative rainforest care in the state of Loreto. It has added depth, encouragement, and international visibility to the conservation efforts that are led by teachers in communities that partner with us. In 2017, the annual workshop focused on building familiarity with the rainforest ecosystem with classes on children-led garden activities, bird sciences, ecology, and regional medicinal plants. Dynamic activities were given to teachers to bring to their students. In November 2017, our evaluations showed that 85% of teachers had applied the classes received from our workshop. This year, the same presenter returned from Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Karen Purcell, and from ANIA Org Pedro Paucarcaja returned with an additional speaker, Teresita Ahuanari. Generous