Programa de educación ambiental para comités de agua potable rural en el sur de Chile

the results of the environmental education program for rural potable water committees (capr, in spanish) executed by the núcleo científico 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.