This activity aims to help tourists learn to enjoy nature without destroying natural resources..

By: Communications Equipment

 

In order to create awareness in people about caring for the environment and prevent high levels of pollution on the banks of rivers, the corporation (Territorial South) I carried out a special day of pedagogical activity and awareness about the importance of conserving the El Silencio spa (Distracción).

One of the objectives of this activity is to intervene so that the community that comes to the place, keep water source clean and free of debris. It also seeks to reduce population and vehicle overload in the area..

Among the preventive actions aimed at respecting and conserving natural resources in this area, The figure of pedagogical comparison was applied for the first time, where each offender had to be part of the day until it ended and they committed to adopting good practices when visiting ecosystems as important as El Silencio..

It should be noted that this day is being evaluated in order to determine the positive scope of each measure and subsequently, the execution of an agreement of wills between the responsible entities to give continuity to the environmental protection and care actions carried out by the Corporation.

The highest environmental authority of the department, gave a series of recommendations, to take into account: do not throw garbage in the visited site, Do not bathe pets in the water source; not to appropriate, transport, traffic, market, explore, take advantage of or benefit from wild fauna and flora; Do not wash and clean vehicles in water sources, do not carry out activities that disturb wildlife or destroy natural habitats, as extraction of plants and animal species, respect the signs and instructions of the activities to be carried out in the area, take care of natural resources, recycle and have environmental responsibility and avoid any action that could generate a degree of contamination to a place.

This activity included the participation of members of the Community Action Board of the area., National Police and tourism sector operators.