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Venezuelan children draw dots of color, in the mangroves


Aiming
to Promote Environmental Education, Mangrove Action Project (MAP) in
partnership with the Ecological Association for Environmental Preservation of
Falcon state (AEPA Falcon) are driving the Children’s Art Contest “Points
of Color in the mangrove” which began last July 15. 

 

Henderson Hill
executive director of the NGO AEPA Falcon, says “it is a privilege to give
the opportunity to see what our children express mangrove biodiversity and its
current situation. 

The message of environmental protection should therefore
begin right now.” The contest was held in Vargas, Miranda, Nueva Esparta,
Zulia and Falcon, With the support of NGOs in each region, including AC Green
Dot and Environmental Movement “Botanical” it is also important to
note the support of various companies and institutions such as: The General
Comptroller of the State Falcon, Venetcable, INNOVECA, UNEFM, UDEFA, COTRAEDUP
and La Commune “Force caquetía” the Municipality Falcon. 




Saturday
August 1 children coastal axis of the municipality Falcon participated and
counted in the Open Classroom “Knowing the mangroves” which was
directed by the specialist in Environmental Education Milagros Montes and
Esther Giménez, who showed the children and representatives of the benefits of
protecting mangroves.

The NGO
invited to follow in the social network TwitterAEPAFALCON sharing
#PuntosDeColor #Manglar label.