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Ecuador’s Ministry of Education supports The Andean Chocó Forest Schools Network

During the past three years, the Forest School Network has worked to develop the Forest School’s Methodology, which was recently recognized by the Ministry of Education in Ecuador. “The Forest School’s emphasis is to work with local schools for experiential and inclusive learning, where the forest is the classroom and the natural environment is the…
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UNESCO declares the Andean Chocó in Ecuador as a Biosphere Reserve

“The Biosphere Reserve of the Andean Chocó is a territory of approximately 287,000 hectares (h.), from which 137,000 h. (48%) are remnants of Andean forests, 10,000 h. (3.5%) are páramos, and 23,500 h. (8.2%) are bushy ecosystems. These ecosystems host unique communities of plants and animals, which are part of the biodiversity hotspots Tumbes Chocó…
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