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On September 8, 9, and 10, 2025, Forestal Argentina, together with the NGO Fundación Hábitat & Desarrollo (FH&D), carried out an environmental education and interpretation campaign in schools in Colonia Ayuí (Entre Ríos), Bonpland, La Cruz, and Tapebicuá (Corrientes).

The initiative aimed to introduce students to Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) and highlight their importance in conserving emblematic and endangered species, as well as those declared Natural Monuments. Additionally, it emphasized how private reserves, such as those managed by Forestal Argentina, complement public efforts through national and provincial parks and reserves, serving as spaces for research, learning, and preservation.

In total, more than 330 students and teachers from various educational levels participated in the workshops, which were characterized by their educational and playful approach:

• Species puzzles and maps: students reconstructed provincial maps and discovered native emblematic animals such as the maned wolf, capybara, and agouti.
• Wildlife sticker albums: specially designed for the activity, they allowed the children to identify characteristic species and associate them with their habitats.
• Interactive games with camera trap videos: students had to guess “what happened next” based on real recordings of animals in the natural reserves.
• Wildlife and nature “Pictionary”: using drawings, the groups depicted key species from the PNAs and shared interesting facts about them.
• Group competitions such as “Who knows more about the viracho, capybara, and maned wolf,” relay races with mammal tokens, and word search activities using images.
• Creating the “ideal reserve”: the children designed their own natural area on paper, including a name and selected species, encouraging reflection on biodiversity management.

In addition, meetings were held with teachers and future educators. At the Teacher Training Institute of Paso de los Libres, more than 70 biology and geography students participated in a discussion on how to incorporate topics of flora, fauna, and conservation into urban and school environments, analyzing recent regional cases.

The workshops were coordinated by FH&D environmental interpretation guides, Lic. Leandro Segovia and Sabrina González, together with Ing. Beatriz Reitano from Forestal Argentina, with the collaboration of the directors and teachers of the host institutions.

In this way, Forestal Argentina reaffirms its commitment to biodiversity conservation, environmental education, and collaborative work with communities, contributing to the appreciation of nature and the protection of species in the provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes.