Schools in the area of Bitung
Conservation education will be delivered to 600 school pupils aged 9 to 15 based in 23 local schools of 13 villages and towns around the Tangkoko reserve and other protected forests of North Sulawesi. Each class will receive 7 lessons including a field trip to Tangkoko where they will get to know the macaques and learn to appreciate the natural scenery.
The lessons comprise the following topics:
Lesson 1: Environmental basics and changes over the environment;
Lesson 2: Biodiversity of tropical rainforest;
Lesson 3: Flora and fauna of Indonesia, Sulawesi, and the local forests;
Lesson 4: Primates, crested macaques and the Macaca Nigra Project;
Lesson 5: Trip to Tangkoko, observation of the crested macaques;
Lesson 6: Characteristics of protected areas, status of and threats on Indonesian protected wildlife and conservation actions;
Lesson 7: Coastal and marine ecosystem
Schools in the area of Bitung
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