CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, Jan 30 (ACN) The community of Jucaro, site of direct intervention of the international project Mi Costa in Cuba(My Coast), is the focus of the Public Awareness Day for the Conservation of Wetlands in the province of Ciego de Avila, which began in the second half of January and is scheduled to last until February 2.
Yadir Medina Oliva, an educator at the Ramon Dominguez de la Peña Elementary School, the main cultural center of the aforementioned town, told the Cuban News Agency that the program of activities, sponsored by Mi Costa, initially included special matinees, the launching of a contest for pioneers and plastic arts workshops that promote works related to wetlands.
On Monday, January 29, during an educational talk with inhabitants of the community, they highlighted the value of wetlands as reservoirs of biological diversity, regulators of the water cycle and climate, and generators of water resources for fresh water supply, in addition to being areas of use for economic activities such as tourism and fishin