%0 Journal Article %T Programa de educaci¨®n ambiental para comit¨¦s de agua potable rural en el sur de Chile %A Brenda %A Rom¨¢n %A Nahuelhual %A Laura %A Morey %A Francisco %J Educere %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the results of the environmental education program for rural potable water committees (capr, in spanish) executed by the n¨²cleo cient¨ªfico milenio forecos in the south of chile are presented in this article. the activities were performed in two stages; the first (2003-2004) was centered on making the participants understand how a basin works, emphasizing the capability of forests to provide water in quantity and quality. the second stage (2005-2006), apart from reinforcing the previous objective, contemplated doing workshops to improve self-managing at capr. as main result, we highlight the importance of the program to strengthen capr£¿s technical capacities, developing a deeper vision about ecosystemical services£¿ preservation, mainly of the ones associated to potable water. %K rural potable water committees %K environmental education %K ecosystemical services %K chile. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1316-49102009000200027&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en