Criterios metodológicos para la valoración económica de manglares del Ecuador

Abstract:

Mangroves are biodiverse and self-sustaining ecosystems specific to the tropical coasts. Their highly productive habitat and their ecological functions determine their social networking and therefore their economic value. Ecuador has 18 mangrove areas of international importance and in its public policy it recognizes the fragility of these ecosystems, which are continuously affected by activities that alter its natural balance. However, the restrictive measures taken by Ecuador undervalue the mangroves, showing an insufficient application of the economic valuation methods for this environmental resource, this is why from a comprehensive approach to the economic evaluation, this study seeks to structure the methodological criteria of valuation of mangroves, which contributes to the development of the effectiveness of the control regulations and the current ecological management regulations. For this purpose, it is approached from the comparative analysis of two previous studies taken as cases, the application of the methods and the processes of economic evaluation from the theoretical framework of the components of the value of the environmental services, seeking to provide the conceptual and operational elements that help to determine the real economic value of the Ecuadorian mangroves.

Año de publicación:

2018

Keywords:

• Manglar
• sustentabilidad

Fuente:

rraae