Evidence-based conservation education in Mexican communities: Connecting arts and science.

ABSTRACT: Several studies suggest that 63% of primate species are currently threatened due to deforestation, pet-trade, and bushmeat hunting. Successful primate conservation strategies require effective educational programs capable of enhancing critical system-thinking and responsible behavior towards these species. Arts-based conservation education can simultaneously foster cognitive and emotional processes. In this paper, we evaluate an arts-based educational program focused on the conservation of black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra). Our goals were to determine (1) whether children's knowledge changed with our educational techniques, (2) if there was a particular educational technique that better improved the children's learning, and (3) the children's emotional feedback regarding the whole prog

SUBMITTER: Franquesa-Soler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6999903 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature