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ABSTRACT Research aims at teaching strategies for the conservation of the Gorge "the swamp" aimed to raise awareness among the inhabitants of "The Center", parish Barrancas, Cruz Paredes municipality, Barinas State; was of type descriptive, supported in the research of field and informed in a project feasible; Techniques and information collection instruments used the questionnaire with Likert scale; the validity and reliability on the judgement of experts-Alpha of Cronbach. The population was of thousand six hundred ten (1610) inhabitants of the sector the Center; of which it took a shows simple random to the random of fifteen (15) people. This information allowed us to identify some of the inhabitants of the sector to have knowledge that this source of water is a natural resource that sustains a biodiversity of flora and fauna that are unique of the municipality; a percentage of people has knowledge that the felling and burning in areas near the basin of the ravine are harmful to the life of this ecosystem; with all this is recommended apply strategies pedagogical of conservation environmental in them inhabitants of the sector the Center to strengthen the values of conservation to involve them in the solution of their problems. Keywords: pedagogical strategies; conservation; social participation. Date Received: 18-09-2016 Date Acceptance: 25-10-2016 187 Artículo Arbitrado Teaching Strategies for the Conservation of the Cruz Paredes Municipality State Swamp Creek Barinas 2016