Participate and share: Poster 
Our presentation aims to make known the achievements of our students in raising awareness about the alarming decline of pollinators worldwide and their importance as promoters of biodiversity. Likewise, a project based on Problem-Based Learning (PBL) using the STEAM methodology is presented for the construction of a pollinator garden.
During our presentation, participants will learn about the importance of pollinators, the basics of natural pollination processes in plants, the most common types of animal pollinators, as well as the plant species that typically attract them.
By the end, attendees will be able to implement a pollinator garden project from scratch, based on a successful case where our students responded to the challenge of acting in favor of pollinators by building a pollinator garden. The primary goal of this garden is to raise awareness about the importance of these gardens and educate students about their significance in environmental conservation and the promotion of biodiversity. The purposes of this presentation include:
Pollinator Education: Informing students about who pollinators are and why they are essential for plant pollination and food production.
Environmental Awareness: Developing an awareness of environmental challenges, such as the loss of pollinator habitats and the decline of their populations, and how pollinator gardens can help address these issues.
Promotion of Biodiversity: Emphasizing the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems and how pollinator gardens can foster the diversity of plant and animal species.
Project Management Skills: Teaching students teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, organization, and practical STEAM skills in handling tools for garden construction.
Community Involvement: Demonstrating how these projects can unite the community by involving students, parents, teachers, and other members of society in a collective effort to create a positive impact on the environment.
Participants will learn how to create a space for planting and caring for pollinator-friendly plants, as well as the selection of plant species that best suit the conditions of each environment. This will be covered in a 20-minute segment of the presentation.
Our presentation will use an Interactive Workshops and Demonstrations to teach participants how to plant, care for, and maintain a pollinator garden, as well a contest of Garden Design will be carried with the participants. This will be covered in a 40-minute segment of the presentation.
"The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening" by Kim Eierman.
"Attracting Native Pollinators: The Xerces Society Guide, Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies" by The Xerces Society.
"Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects" by Scott Hoffman Black.
"The Bee-Friendly Garden: Design an Abundant, Flower-Filled Yard that Nurtures Bees and Supports Biodiversity" by Kate Frey and Gretchen LeBuhn.
"The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife" by Nancy Lawson.
Pollinator Partnership: Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: https://xerces.org/
Pollinator Partnership: https://www.pollinator.org/
Attracting pollinators to your garden: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/AttractingPollinatorsV5.pdf
Diversity of greenspace design and management impacts pollinator communities in a densely urbanized landscape: the city of Paris, France: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-023-01351-x
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