Environmental Education as a Strategy for Appropriating El Romeral

Abstract

This article presents an educational proposal developed by Corporación La Ceiba and Fundación Convida, funded by Corantioquia, aimed at conserving the Alto El Romeral Forest Reserve and the Caldas-Angelópolis Park Road. It discusses the conceptual foundations of Environmental Education according to UNESCO and Colombia's Ministry of Education. The text describes the awareness-raising strategy aimed at local communities and Aburrá Valley residents, coordinated through municipal School Environmental Projects, and calls on various stakeholders to collectively build a School Environmental Project.