Montaña Limpia

Long description

In 2019 Acceso PanAm created the App “Montaña Limpia” that allows people to make a difference in preserving the environment by promoting the collection of waste in moutain areas and uploading relevant information into the App which will lead to identifying trends, prioritizing actions and decisions on the waste problem in the mountains of Latin America. Users can log and categorize the waste they collect and they can organize clean-up days for people to join, in an effort to collect garbage in climbing sectors, trails or mountain areas. Community engagement, awareness and advocacy are a crucial part of conservation. This App is designed as a tool for climbers, hikers and other visitors in mountain areas to gain and produce knowledge on the impact of recreation in mountain ecosystems.

We plan to improve the App with new data visualization functions and features that allow the information collected to be processed, turning it into a tool for managing waste in mountain areas. Data allows to analyze, predict and recommend action, and visuals are a powerful tool to help clarify complex information. The data collected should reach decision makers and industries in order to promote sustainable policies and practices. We believe data can be a powerful tool to educate decision makers about the waste problem in mountain areas and empower them to enact good policy, at the same time it serves to promote change towards more sustainable productive practices, as well as change in people’s behaviour when visiting mountain areas.

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