Wetlands in South America

– nature protection worldwide –

What do wetlands in South America actually look like? Which types of wetlands/peatlands are there? How are wetlands doing there and what challenges do they face? What is the relationship between indigenous peoples and this type of landscape?

You can find out on Sunday, 1st!

Topics:

• different types & importance of wetlands in South America
• conditions/quality of these wetlands
• environmental engineering on wetlands in South America
• indigenious culture and wetlands
• wetland-politics

… and more?! What are you curious about?

content & presentation will be in English. For the exchange we will have a translation from Spanish into English by Alicia.

Don’t worry: no one expects you to speak or understand English perfectly.

programm plan:

• 12:50 AM – Tech-Checkin
• 1:00 PM – Welcome & introduction
• 1:10 PM – Our knowledge & interests
• 1:20 PM – Input/presentation part I
• 1:55 PM – Group exchange

2:15 PM – break/pausa

• 2:35 PM – Input/presentation part II
• 3:05 PM – Group exchange
• 3:20 PM – Resumé
• 3:30 PM – Q&A
• 3:50 PM – CheckOut & feedback

Speaker Francisco Rubilar (environmental engineer & head oft the environmental office in Saavedra, Chile) gives us an insight into his work, wetlands in South America and indigenious culture in relation to them.

Translator Alicia Porro Martinez is currently doing an ecological voluntary year at JANUN e.V. She has Spanish roots and is currently learning the language more intensively.

The workshop is being held in cooperation with BUNDjugend Bayern (Young friends of the earth Bavaria).