2 7 0 ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁J at un ▁Sach a ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁the ▁E cuador ' s ▁b iod iversity , ▁through ▁technical ▁training , ▁scientific ▁research , ▁environmental ▁education ▁programs ▁at ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁level , ▁ ▁sust ain able ▁management ▁of ▁natural ▁resources , ▁community ▁development , ▁and ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁leaders ▁with ▁eth nic ▁and ▁gender ▁participation . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁foundation ' s ▁ ▁function ▁is ▁the ▁ownership ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁bi ological ▁res erves ▁which ▁are ▁found ▁throughout ▁E cuador , ▁which ▁range ▁in ▁size ▁from ▁around ▁ 4 ▁square ▁kilometres ▁to ▁just ▁over ▁ 2 5 ▁square ▁kilometres . ▁Each ▁reserve ▁has ▁an ▁associated ▁Bi ological ▁station ▁with ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁support ▁research ers , ▁courses ▁groups , ▁students , ▁visitors ▁and ▁volunte ers ▁who ▁come ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁such ▁tasks ▁as ▁re for est ation , ▁environmental ▁education ▁at ▁nearby ▁schools ▁and ▁research ▁into ▁sust ain able ▁agricult ural ▁practices . ▁Vol unte ers ▁may ▁also ▁assist ▁with ▁scientific ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁undert aken ▁by ▁bi olog ists ▁at ▁these ▁stations ▁- ▁the ▁facil itation ▁of ▁scientific ▁research ▁being ▁another ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁bi ological ▁stations -. ▁Of ▁the ▁res erves , ▁two ▁are ▁located ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁And es , ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁Amazon ▁bas in , ▁two ▁in ▁high ▁alt itude ▁e cos ystem s ▁in ▁the ▁And es ▁mountains , ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁west