UV Biology graduates showed successful cases in environmental education

• The presentation was at the Second Meeting of Research Knowledge, Teaching and Engagement, organized by the UNESCO Education Chair for Eco-citizenship and Sustainability.

• Projects carried out in Mexico City were also presented.

José Luis Coutlinc Soto

Photos: Luis Fernando Fernández

08/10/2024, Xalapa, Ver.- “Using the water lily to make crafts” and “Environmental education for the conservation of the ocelot in Teocelo”, are two successful cases of environmental education and sustainability. which was shared by Ileana Granillo Suárez and Javier Jerónimo Aguilar, respectively, Bachelor Degree graduates in Biology from the Universidad Veracruzana (UV), with the advice of Blanca Elizabeth Cortina Julio, affiliated with the Institute for Biological Research.

The publication of the young university students took place in the activity of the Second Meeting of Research, Teaching and Engagement Experiences “Reimagining the futures of education for eco-citizenship and sustainability”, which takes place in the Bibliographic Services Unit and Information (USBI).

At the event organized by the UNESCO Education Chair for Eco-Citizenship and Sustainability, Ileana Jimena Granillo explained that her project aims to take advantage of the water lily. Eichhornia crassipes to craft as an alternative to managing the Alvarado Lagoon wetlands, training fishermen along the river.

Cora Jiménez Narcia spoke about the project for the conservation of the axolotl mountain stream in Monte Alegre

Their work also aims to promote alternative management of this species of lily, contribute to the development of the fishermen’s economy and enrich the culture of the area.

Javier Jerónimo Aguilar prepared “Environmental education for the conservation of the ocelot in Teocelo”, and explained that this carnivorous mammal belonged to the family. Feilide It can be found on the coasts and mountains, as well as in Matlacobatl lake which is near Teocelo.

He specified that these specimens face threats to their survival, such as breaking their habitat, reducing conditions for their food, finding a mate and shelter.

The USBI is the venue for the Second Meeting of Research, Teaching and Communication Experiences, organized by the UNESCO Chair

Javier Jerónimo implemented activities and courses for primary school boys and girls, which allowed them to gain information, awareness and awareness about the species, promoting values ​​and knowledge in them that help their conservation.

Another participant was Hilda Marcela Pérez Escobedo, academic manager of the Pedregal de San Ángel Ecological Reserve (REPSA), located in the Ciudad Universitaria of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

He explained that the reserve represents a natural and bio-cultural heritage where endemic vegetation grows freely on rocky ground, and that it is an arrangement that developed after the eruption of the Xitle volcano in the fourth century of our era.

He pointed out that there are a large number of biological and geological reserves in the world, but the uniqueness of REPSA is defined by its heterogeneous and even controversial context: its urban development on Pedregal Gardens; “The massive onslaught of illegal urbanization in Santo Domingo since the seventies of the 20th century destroyed this unique ecosystem with its high altitude and biodiversity.”

Hilda Marcela Pérez Escobedo, academic director of REPSA, said that it represents natural and bio-cultural heritage.

At the same time, Cora Jiménez Narcia, professor at the UNAM College of Pedagogy, spoke about the project “Learning care is a walking method: the first steps of the community army to monitor the flow axolotl mountain in Monte Alegre.”

He pointed out that the work was born from the interest of the community itself, which is located southwest of Mexico City, belonging to the town of San Nicolás Totolapan, and that its area is considered a protected community ecological reserve; CDMX is a live stream and this species of axolotl lives there, different from the one found in Xochimilco.

He pointed out that there are 17 species of axolotl and the Ministry of the Environment decided to study the species of mountain streams, but the community wants to do the study on their own, and to do that they want to learn the process .