Educational environmental management plan for the conservation and development of sustainable tourism

Abstract

he Las Dalias Nature Reserve in the municipality of La Montañita in the department of Caquetá, Colombia, is a biodiverse area used for tourism and livestock development, however, according to what was observed, many people who visit it do not seem to have an environmental awareness, therefore, a pedagogical ecological management plan was developed as a research product, to implement processes related to environmental education. A mixed approach, an action research method was used in this research. Observation, surveys and participatory activities were used, both with locals and tourists, characterized by the use of resources and group activities to strengthen both theoretical and practical knowledge about environmental care. As for the results, although the participants were indifferent at the beginning, as the implementation of the environmental management plan progressed, the change in attitudes and the development of ecological awareness in the benefit of these resources and the natural context was achieved.