The lookouts will be trained on issues related to biodiversity, ecosystems, deforestation, burning, native forest, erosion and solid waste.

Protected Forest Reserve Montes de Oca

This interesting project advanced by Corpoguajira and Preserve Corporation, will form a 120 Watchmen who are responsible for caring, watch, monitor and implement actions aimed at preventing, protect and conserve the natural resources of DMI Perijá, DMI Musichi, Montes de Oca and Manantial de Cañaverales.

Los watches, are native leaders, Residents and environmentalists in the same communities living in these booking; they will become guardians of nature, for the management and use of environment meets the standards and the responsibility that assists the community to care a rich land, healthy, productive and sustainable, for the benefit of present and future generations.

This process will encourage the development of local communities as a basis for poverty reduction and sustainable use of natural resources, decreasing deterioration and traffic of species of flora and fauna of protected areas, promoting sustainable productivity that will improve the quality of life of those who are settled in these areas.

As part of the activities to develop, a series of trainings will be scheduled with the selected lookouts, which will address content and biodiversity, ecosystems, deforestation, burning, native forest, erosion, solid waste, inter alia.

Further training will include topics such as environmental law in Colombia, with emphasis on protected areas and forest reserves, climate change, risk management, disaster prevention and sustainable development.