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El desafío de nuestros océanos: Una propuesta de Educación Ambiental para concientizar y hacer frente a la contaminación plástica
Summary
This paper proposes an environmental education curriculum addressing the challenge of ocean plastic pollution, targeting students and communities in Spanish-speaking regions. It outlines teaching strategies to raise awareness about the sources, pathways, and ecological consequences of plastic waste entering marine environments. The goal is to foster behavioral change and civic engagement as part of a broader response to the ocean plastics crisis.
La evolución del ser humano y con él, sus actividades, han llegado a generar un gran malestar a nuestro Planeta. Los océanos que nos rodean ocupan la mayor parte de la Tierra, albergando un gran ecosistema marino tan importante como el terrestre. Ayudan a regular el clima global y el ciclo del agua y, además, son una fuente enriquecedora de diversidad marina y recursos alimentarios y económicos para muchas comunidades. Nuestras depravadas acciones humanas lo están destruyendo, siendo un claro ejemplo la gran contaminación de los océanos por desechos de plástico. Considero, por tanto, que es necesario abordar esta problemática y tomar medidas como activar programas de educación ambiental para los más jóvenes y guiarlos en el camino correcto para un cambio de pensamiento antropocéntrico y empezar a valorar la naturaleza y los océanos desde una perspectiva más sostenible y respetuosa. The evolution of the human being and with it, its activities, have come to generate great discomfort to our Planet. The oceans that surround us occupy most of the Earth, hosting a large marine ecosystem as important as the terrestrial one. They help regulate the global climate and the water cycle and are also an enriching source of marine diversity and food and economic resources for many communities. Our depraved human actions are destroying it, a clear example being the great pollution of the oceans by plastic waste. Therefore, I believe that it is necessary to address this problem and take measures such as activating environmental education programs for the youngest and guiding them on the right path for a change in anthropocentric thinking and begin to value nature and the oceans from a more sustainable and respectful perspective.