Education to Protect our Natural Heritage

by Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda I.A.P
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage
Education to Protect our Natural Heritage

Project Report | Jan 27, 2025
Together for a regenerative 2025

By Olivia Perez Jimenez | Education Leader

During the period from October to January of this year, as part of the Environmental Education Program, and with the objective of enriching knowledge and raising awareness among the school and community population, 82 sessions were held on the topics of proper solid waste management and water care for 2,656 students and pupils.

We also delivered 1,050 didactic packets on solid waste and my participation.

During this period, 14 Earth Festivals were held to raise awareness among the population on the conservation of common goods, as well as to reflect on the importance of respecting and caring for forests and water. The play "Hasta la última gota" (“Until the Last Drop”) was presented to 2,347 students and adults, and to reaffirm knowledge and disseminate the themes, 1,598 posters on biodiversity, fires, solid waste and water tips, 2,045 childrens magazines created by Gupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda for rural school children on the topic handed out and posted. As an incentive for the participation of mothers, 390 ecological bags with messages and tips to save water were given away.

In order to form new leaders and awaken in young people their commitment and interest in the Earth, 24 young people from the Rioverde Technological School were interested in participating in the workshop "Regenerative Management in the Sierra Gorda" in which they learned new concepts about climate disruption and possible solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, as well as practicing the cultivation of vegetables and the preparation of compost. They had the opportunity to learn about and appreciate the different types of flora and fauna of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, presented by photographer Roberto Pedraza Ruiz.

We held the "Regenerative Soil Management" camp at Centro Tierra's facilities and at the "Suelo Vivo" ranch, with 23 students from different institutions, to learn about the most relevant environmental issues, such as climate disruption, environmental services provided by forests, community sanitation, sustainable rural life practices and regenerative soil management.

A meeting was also held with 40 educational authorities to follow up on climate action responses as a result of the teachers' learning from the diploma course on sustainable development.

With the development of a three-day work agenda, 34 teachers, winners of their school and community intervention projects in the diploma course on sustainable development, attended the course.

To experience the Sierra Gorda experience in the cultivation of crops, vegetables, composting, biofertilizers and seedlings, as well as to learn about the program of payment for environmental services.

We held 3 workshops with other networks on solid waste management and vegetable growing, with the participation of 129 participants.

To address the problem of water scarcity, four 75,000-liter liner tanks were donated during this period to store rainwater that falls from the school roof, benefiting 496 students from four schools in vulnerable circumstances.

The diploma course in sustainable development, "Teaching tools for climate action", as part of the collaboration agreement between Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda, Tecnológico de Monterrey, SEDESU, the FEMSA Foundation and USEBEQ, was successfully completed. A total of 624 teachers from the State of Querétaro and San Luis Potosí, as well as teachers from ITESM, have graduated from the program, and each of them has concluded with a school or community intervention project, which includes a series of actions from the Green Protocol guide, such as the correct separation of solid waste, saving electricity, saving and responsible consumption of water, the establishment of vegetables, healthy eating, the integration of environmental committees with parents, the integration of ecoclubs, the beautification of areas, among others.

Currently 196 teachers from the mountain region have graduated from the fourth generation, committed to the conservation of natural heritage and in order to generate a wave of actions that favor the conservation of the different ecosystems that make up the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, they will implement projects in their schools, generating environmental and social change. In this way they will encourage the population to carry out practices on the care and conservation of nature.

The fifth generation of the diploma program is about to begin at the end of February, with 200 new teachers interested in participating in safeguarding the natural heritage and enabling this reconciliation with nature.

We also held meetings with educational authorities as part of the management process to implement the Community Environmental Education Program in schools and institutions, and to motivate them we presented them with a 2025 calendar, with images by photographer Roberto Pedraza Ruiz, showing the scenic beauty and biodiversity of this protected natural area.

Also during this period, three community cleanup campaigns were carried out, with the participation of 153 students and adults, in which vacant lots, streets and roads were cleaned in the communities of La Florida and El Refugio in the municipality of Arroyo Seco and San Pedro el Viejo in Pinal de Amoles.

 

Texto original en español

Durante el periodo de octubre a enero del presente año, dentro del Programa de Educación Ambiental, y con el objetivo de enriquecer los conocimientos, además de sensibilizar a la población escolar y comunitaria, se impartieron 82 sesiones con los temas del manejo adecuado de los residuos sólidos y del cuidado del agua dirigido a 2,656 estudiantes y alumnos.

De igual manera se entregaron 1,050 paquetes didácticos con temas de residuos sólidos y mi participación.

Durante este periodo se llevaron a cabo 14 Fiestas de la Tierra para sensibilizar a la población en la conservación de los bienes comunes, además de reflexionar sobre la importancia de respetar y cuidar los bosques y agua. En las mismas se presentó la obra de teatro “Hasta la última gota” a la que asistieron 2,347 alumnos y adultos, y para reafirmar el conocimiento y hacer difusión  de los temas se entregaron y colocaron 1,598 póster sobre biodiversidad, incendios, residuos sólidos y consejos del agua, 2,045 revistas con los temas: Hasta la última gota y Acción climática. Como un incentivo a la participación de las madres de familia se obsequiaron 390 bolsas ecológicas.

Para formar nuevos líderes y despertar en los jóvenes su compromiso e interés por la Tierra, 24 jóvenes del Tecnológico de Rioverde, se interesaron en participar en el Taller “Manejo regenerativo en la Sierra Gorda” en el que aprendieron nuevos conceptos sobre la disrupción climática y las posibles soluciones para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático, de igual manera realizaron prácticas sobre el cultivo de hortalizas y la elaboración de compostas. Tuvieron la oportunidad de conocer y apreciar los diferentes tipos de flora y fauna de la reserva de la biosfera Sierra Gorda, presentada por el fotógrafo Roberto Pedraza Ruiz.

Llevamos a cabo en las Instalaciones del Centro Tierra y en el rancho “Suelo Vivo” el campamento “Manejo regenerativo del suelo” con 23 estudiantes de diferentes instituciones, para aprender y conocer sobre los temas ambientales más relevantes, como la disrupción climática, los servicios ambientales que nos brindan los bosques, el saneamiento comunitario y lo referente a las prácticas de la vida rural sustentable y el manejo regenerativo del suelo.

Así mismo se llevó a cabo una reunión con 40 autoridades educativas para darle seguimiento a las respuestas de la acción climática como resultado del aprendizaje de los docentes en el diplomado en desarrollo sostenible.

Con el desarrollo de una agenda de tres días de trabajo, se llevó a cabo la estancia presencial con 34 docentes, ganadores de sus proyectos de intervención escolar y comunitaria en el diplomado en desarrollo sostenible.

Para vivenciar la experiencia Sierra Gorda en las prácticas de las labores del cultivo, la hortaliza, la elaboración de composta, la elaboración de biofertilizantes y elaboración de almácigos, así como conocer el programa del pago por servicios ambientales.

Realizamos 3 talleres de trabajo con otras redes, con el tema de manejo de residuos sólidos y el establecimiento de hortalizas, con la participación de 129 asistentes. 

Para atender la problemática de la escasez del agua se donaron en este periodo 4 tanques liner de 75 mil litros, que permiten almacenar agua pluvial que cae del arco techo escolar, beneficiando a 496 alumnos de 4 escuelas, en circunstancias vulnerables.

El diplomado en desarrollo sostenible, “Herramientas didácticas para la acción climática” como parte del convenio de colaboración entre Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda, Tecnológico de Monterrey, la SEDESU, la Fundación FEMSA y la USEBEQ se desarrolló con éxito. Del cual han egresado 624 docentes, del Estado de Querétaro y de San Luis Potosí, así como docentes del ITESM, y cada uno de ellos ha concluido con un proyecto de intervención escolar o comunitaria, mismos que en su contenido incluyen una serie de acciones de la guía del Protocolo Verde, como la correcta separación de los residuos sólidos, el ahorro de la energía eléctrica, el ahorro y consumo responsable del agua, el establecimiento de hortalizas, la alimentación sana, la integración de comités ambientales con los padres y madres de familia, la integración de ecoclubes, el embellecimiento de las áreas, entre otras. 

Actualmente 196 docentes de la región serrana, han egresado de la cuarta generación, comprometidos con la conservación del patrimonio natural y con el fin de generar una ola de acciones que favorezcan la conservación de los diferentes ecosistemas que conforman la reserva de la biosfera Sierra Gorda, implementarán proyectos en sus escuelas, generando un cambio ambiental y social. De esta manera incentivarán a la población a realizar prácticas sobre el cuidado y conservación de la naturaleza. 

La quinta generación del diplomado está por comenzar a finales del mes de febrero, con 200 nuevos docentes interesados en participar para salvaguardar el patrimonio natural, y permitir esta reconciliación con la naturaleza.  

Además realizamos reuniones con las autoridades educativas, como parte del proceso de la gestión para implementar el Programa de educación ambiental comunitaria en las escuelas e instituciones, y para motivarlos les obsequiamos un calendario 2025, con imágenes del fotógrafo Roberto Pedraza Ruiz, en las que se muestra la belleza escénica y la biodiversidad de esta área natural protegida.

También durante este periodo se llevaron a cabo 3 campañas de limpieza comunitarias, con la participación de 153 estudiantes y adultos, en las que se limpiaron lotes baldíos, calles y caminos dentro de las comunidades La Florida y El Refugio del municipio de Arroyo Seco y San Pedro el Viejo en Pinal de Amoles.

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Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda I.A.P

Location: Queretaro - Mexico
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Martha "Pati" Ruiz Corzo
Jalpan de Serra , Queretaro Mexico

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