Valdivia Wetlands Citizen Network
Region
Americas
Country
Chile
Flyway
Americas flyway
Initiative
WLI Americas
About
Name of organisation
Red Ciudadana por los humedales Valdivia
Funding support
Self-management and volunteering
Number of staff
10 active members (not hired staff)
Number of visitors per year
100
Overall aims of the centre
To promote and defend the urban wetlands of Valdivia
Description of the centre
Description of the centre It is not a wetland centre as such. It is a network of social organisations and individuals working to promote and defend the urban wetlands of Valdivia. It carries out outreach activities, environmental education, wetland management and monitoring, legal actions, protests and demonstrations. No es un centro de humedales propiamente tal. Es una red de organizaciones sociales y personas que trabajan para poner en valor y defender los humedales urbanos de Valdivia. Se hacen actividades de difusión, educación ambiental, gestión y monitoreo de humedales, acciones legales, protestas y manifestaciones.
Work Areas
Main CEPA work area
Raising awareness of the importance of wetlands through talks and environmental education activities with children and schools; Art; Photographic exhibitions; Self paced and guided wetland tours by bicycle; Voices of the wetland Podcast; Water quality community monitoring.
Top three successes
1. Accreditation of Valdivia as a Ramsar Convention Wetland City
2. Development of a municipal ordinance for wetland protection
3. Creation of new wetland protected areas in Valdivia
Top three challenges
1. Multistakeholder wetland management governance.
2. Capacity building for Red ciudadana de humedales members
3. Financing
Expertise
Interpretation techniques
Creating signage / site information; Using audio-visual tools; Producing written materials; Developing nature trails
Visitor centres
Participation
Engaging young people; Engaging the local community; Working with volunteers
Education and communication
Early years education; Delivering adult education; Working with primary schools; Lobbying / running campaigns; Working with secondary schools; Developing resources / materials
General
PR and marketing; Project planning.
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