SOS in the mangrove ecosystem of Nazabal Beach in Encrucijada, Villa Clara, Cuba

José Javier Carrazana Garcí­a; Damaris Olivera Bacallao; Rafael Armiñana García; George Argota Pérez; Oriali Fraga Castro; Rigoberto Fimia Duarte

doi:10.29103/joms.v2i2.21697

Authors

José Javier Carrazana García Department of Natural Sciences, "Miguel de la Guardia" Pre-University Institute of Encrucijada municipality, Villa Clara. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8217-3673
Damaris Olivera Bacallao Department of Biological Sciences, Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Villa Clara. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7983-4005
Rafael Armiñana García Department of Biological Sciences, Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Villa Clara. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-7002
George Argota Pérez Center for Advanced Research and Higher Training in Education, Health and Environment "AMTAWI". https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2560-6749
Oriali Fraga Castro Department of Biological Sciences, Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Villa Clara. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5572-9873
Rigoberto Fimia Duarte Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Technology and Nursing (FHTN), University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara (UMS-VC) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-0810

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29103/joms.v2i2.21697

Keywords:

Climate change, mangrove monitoring, environmental education, Nazabal, social project

Abstract

Climate change is an irrefutable reality that constitutes today, and in the future, one of the main threats affecting the survival of life on planet Earth. The objective of the research was to introduce the scientific result, social project: Monitoring the mangrove. The research was actually carried out in the village of Nazabal, Encrucijada, in the province of Villa Clara, Cuba. Fifteen students of the group of the twelfth-grade number 1 of the Urban Pre-University Institute "Miguel de la Guardia" participated in it. For the development of the research work, methods of information collection and processing of the collected information were used, as well as statistical and mathematical methods. It was found that students have little knowledge in relation to the mangrove ecosystem. The research enabled the students to develop actions that contributed to mitigate this problem. These were conceived in close relationship with the territorial delegation of the Ministry of Technology and Environment of Cuba. It was possible to verify during the research the dumping of solid waste in the mangrove roots, mangrove felling, dumping of debris and construction materials on the coastline, among others. The actions carried out in the study area made it possible to systematize concepts and skills of an ecological and protectionist nature and complied with the Action Plan for the implementation of the State Plan to Confront Climate Change. In order to mitigate the difficulties detected, a social project was introduced, which was evaluated by experts.

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