Doing Education at Wetland Sites

The program of education and awareness aims to improve environmental awareness of local people, managers and decision-makers at the levels of county, township and nature reserve; strengthen capacity of, and improve skills of nature reserve staff in terms of management and conservation of wetlands and their resource; and promote involvement and cooperation of local communities in wetland conservation and management. During the implementation of the program, some workshops and trainings were organized in Lashihai Nature Reserve, education programs in school and communities were implemented and education materials were also produced and distributed to the target groups and individuals. Such programs have promoted an initial awareness of wetlands and raised concern for their conservation. It is also clear that the attitudes of the people are changing, as some of them are now taking part to protect the Lashihai wetland and the Lashihai Wetland Reserve has set up a local co-management team at the village. Introduction The Lashihai High Plateau Wetland Nature Reserve, which is about 8 km away from the Old Town of Dayan (UNESCO World Heritage Site) was established in June 1998, which is located in the center of Lijiang County, Yunnan Province with the longitude of 1000 05’ and 1000 13’ E and the latitude of 260 44’ and 27 0’ N. It