Twenty six percent of the organizations worked on environmental projects, (e.g., gardening, protection of green areas, water, and air, etc.), 16% work on education, and the rest work on projects related to community capacity-building, economic and social development, land use planning, or scientific research. Over half of the organizations that responded were NGOs with 501(c) (3). A total of 19 non-governmental organizations responded the survey, a 36% of our initial sample of 53 groups. Results indicate that civic organizations are playing a role in environmental stewardship while also collecting data and generating knowledge about the urban environment, land use, and environmental governance in San Juan. The survey was administered primarily online, but also in person when appropriate, from October 2014 to January 2015. The survey, translated to fit the San Juan vernacular, was distributed to non-governmental and civic organizations that conducted stewardship activities, including those that plan, manage, conserve, study, defend, or educate the public on the local urban environment. To implement STEW-MAP in San Juan, we followed the protocol previously developed by Svendsen and Campbell (2008) and Fisher et al. STEW-MAP provided a way to capture the wide range of civic groups and efforts of urban environmental stewardship in the city.
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In San Juan, Puerto Rico, two previous efforts have described the role of environmental and conservation organizations however, these were focused mainly on agencies and formal NGOs and on conservation related groups.