This management unit concentrates its actions in the areas near the Reserves, working with peasants, indigenous, and small urban communities, with a focus on radio broadcasting that continuously transmits information about the protected areas. Periodically, children visit the MFNR where they receive information on the importance of conservation and the use of natural resources. 
Just as in the MFNR, this management unit develops actions in peasant settlings living in the area surrounding Tapyta Reserve, with the objective of improving the population’s understanding on topics relating to conservation of the Reserve area. Radio broadcasting is one of the most effective means of communication.
Training sessions are also developed with teachers to contribute towards the quality of education in the schools of the zone, with respect to sustainable management of resources.
a) Radio Broadcasting: We have radio programs broadcasted on a daily basis from radio stations of wide reach in the area of influence of the Reserves. Programs are developed entirely in Guarani language, by a local announcer. Information is broadcasted on topics that include community work in the zone, and protection and research relating to the Reserves. Also, press releases are elaborated and disseminated, which relate to the work being executed by different technical teams of the MBF.
b) Formal Education in Schools: Workshops directed towards teachers of the area of influence of the Reserves are implemented, which are also coordinated with the directors of the area.
The objective of these workshops is to initiate with teachers a training process involving the educational community, since the teachers’ students would be developing environmental interpretation activities directed towards other students in the future.
c) Environmental Education with school children: Since June 2001, the MBF has developed this activity in the MFNR with great success. It has been deemed as important to incorporate children as a target population, by establishing a new activity named “Children’s visit to the Mbaracayu Forest Natural Reserve.” Thanks to this program, the students from nearby schools have had the opportunity to visit and participate of educational activities in the MFNR. Children are a very important social group for instilling attitudinal changes in a progressive manner, since they are able to assimilate and learn new information they receive more quickly because they are in a “socialization process phase”. These activities are developed thanks to the time and work of 2 park-rangers that were trained for this purpose. Around 25 children participate in each session. To this date, more than 3,000 children have visited the MFNR.
