Our
school is located in a high mountain area in Asturias, in the north of Spain. We
are in a small village (around 1000 habitants) at high altitude (1060 m). An
important part of our municipality is integrated in a natural park (Fuentes del
Narcea, Degaña e Ibias), and the traditional life consist in agriculture and
forestry.Since last century, the main economical source is the exploitation of
coal mines, even in open air mines and underground galleries. In this
environment, we will analyze how the wildlife is being affected by the
extraction, transformation and transportation of coal to the nearest
thermoelectric plants.
Título del proyecto
Minería de carbón en el entorno de un parque natural
Participantes
CPEB de Cerredo 4º de ESO
Nº
de alumnos implicados:
9
Duración:
Curso académico 2007-08
Temática principal/es:
La
explotación minera de carbón, principalmente a cielo abierto genera
una serie de problemas medioambientales. Analizamos hasta qué punto
esta actividad es compatible con los requerimientos del parque
natural que la rodea.
Descripción del proyecto:
Se
trata de evaluar los problemas medioambientales derivados de la
explotación minera: vertidos a los ríos, emisiones a la atmósfera,
ruidos, destrucción del paisaje, etc y como ello repercute en la
flora y fauna circundante.
Objetivos generales:
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Promover actitudes críticas en relación al medioambiente y jugar un
papel activo en la sociedad.
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Involucrar a los alumnos en actividades de investigación
medioambiental a partir de fuentes bibliográficas, entrevistas a
expertos y observación directa.
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Aumentar la motivación del alumnado
Programa y metodología:
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Búsqueda de información bibliográfica (libros, revistas, Internet …)
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Entrevistas a expertos en diferentes temas (personal de la mina,
responsables de salud pública y de conservación del entorno)
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Discusión de resultados y elaboración de unas conclusiones.
Principales dificultades halladas:
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Dificultad para encontrar ciertas informaciones.
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Problemas de tiempo para las salidas fuera del centro.
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Falta de instrumental de laboratorio y equipamiento técnico para
poder realizar análisis.
Fuerza conductora/elementos positivos del proyecto:
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Satisfacción de los resultados obtenidos por investigación propia.
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Relación personal con diferentes personas con responsabilidad en las
distintas áreas estudiadas.
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Participación en un proyecto educativo y posibilidad de contacto con
otros colegas.
The YEP Report for the
environment is directed at UNESCO representatives within
the framework of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014 (DESD).
It will feed both the second Biennial and the half-way Report of the Decade to
be published in
September 2009.
It is the third contribution of the Youth Eco-Parliament.
In 2004, nearly 3000 young members of the Youth Eco-Parliament from 10 countries
have
already written the European White Paper for the environment including
resolutions and
proposals for actions that they chose to promote to senior European politicians
on the topics of
water, energy, air, food and waste.
In 2006, the collective writing resulted in the publication of 7 Open Letters
for the environment. 3600 young Europeans and Canadians addressed seven
categories of major stakeholders in society (producers, researchers, educators,
journalists, the public sector, NGOs and international organisations). This year,
in 2008, the collective writing of this Report, invited 3500 young people, aged
15 to 17, accompanied by national moderators, to pick out, analyse and highlight
environmental education
actions with a view to sustainable development. This third contribution of the
Youth Eco-Parliament has lived up to all its promises: it offers us a chance to
do something for the sake of change because it urges civil society to take
action on environmental issues toward sustainable development.
of
water, energy, air, food and waste.
In 2006, the collective writing resulted in the publication of 7 Open Letters
for the environment. 3600 young Europeans and Canadians addressed seven
categories of major stakeholders in society (producers, researchers, educators,
journalists, the public sector, NGOs and international organisations). This year,
in 2008, the collective writing of this Report, invited 3500 young people, aged
15 to 17, accompanied by national moderators, to pick out, analyse and highlight
environmental
education
actions with a view to sustainable development. This third contribution of the
Youth Eco-Parliament has lived up to all its promises: it offers us a chance to
do something for the sake of change because it urges civil society to take
action on environmental issues toward sustainable development.