I-Laguna San Ignacio Science Programme (LSIESP) iphenya isimo semvelo sechweba kanye nemithombo yalo ephilayo yasolwandle, futhi inikeza ulwazi olusekelwe kwisayensi oluhambisana nemibuzo yokuphathwa kwezinsiza kanye nokukhathazeka mayelana nentuthuko, ukuvakasha kwemvelo kanye nokusimama kwe-ecosystem yechweba njenge indawo esebenzayo yezilwane zasendle zasolwandle. Lolu hlelo luqapha imikhomo empunga evakashela ichibi njalo ebusika, ichibi, nezilwane zalo zasendle njengohlelo oluhlobene. I-LSIESP ikhuthaza ukuqwashisa ngezenhlalo, imfundo kanye nokubamba iqhaza komphakathi ekongiweni kwale ndawo evikelekile yasolwandle, ikhuthaza imisebenzi yabantu nezinye izindlela ezihambisana nezingxenye zemvelo zesifunda, futhi eziqaphela izidingo zomphakathi wendawo.
Lolu hlelo luhlinzeka abafundi abathweswe iziqu ngamathuba okuba babambe iqhaza ocwaningweni olusetshenziswayo lwezilwane zasendle nokufunda amakhono azobasiza emisebenzini yabo njengososayensi bokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle. Ngokufanelekile, lolu hlelo lwakha ubambiswano nokusebenzisana namanye amaqembu nezinhlangano zokulondoloza nezilwane zasendle eziphenya izici ezihlukahlukene zendawo evikelekile yasolwandle i-Laguna San Ignacio. Abacwaningi be-LSIESP bahlinzeka ngezethulo zasekilasini ezikoleni zasendaweni kanye nemisebenzi yokufunda “izandla” eholwa abacwaningi be-LSIESP ngezilwane zasendle zasolwandle kanye nokubaluleka kwazo njengesisetshenziswa sasogwini sezilwane zasolwandle kanye nomnotho wendawo. Lolu hlelo lokufinyelela kwezemfundo luqinisa ukuqwashisa kwabafundi ngesidingo sokulondoloza iLaguna San Ignacio kanye nemithombo yayo ephilayo yasolwandle ukuze kuzuze izizukulwane ezizayo.
Abacwaningi be-LSIESP babamba imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yomphakathi yaminyaka yonke (“Ukuhlangana”) ukuze babuyekeze okutholwe yisayensi futhi banikeze inkundla yomphakathi yokushintshisana ngolwazi mayelana nechweba nemisebenzi yabantu ewuthintayo. Abahlanganyeli bomhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi bahlanganisa ochwepheshe bezifundo, abamele izikhungo zikahulumeni ezilawulayo, abaqhubi bezokuvakasha kwemvelo, izakhamuzi zendawo, izinhlangano ezingezona ezikahulumeni zezemvelo, abafundi nabafundisi bezikole zasendaweni, kanye nomphakathi onentshisekelo. Okutholwe ngohlelo kusatshalaliswa ngeWebhusayithi ye-inthanethi (www.lsiecosystem.org), ezihlokweni ezishicilelwe ngontanga ezibuyekezwe, emithonjeni yezindaba yasendaweni, emihlanganweni yesayensi yobungcweti, kanye nasekushicilelweni kwendawo.