INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE ANDEAN REGION OF ECUADOR: FROM RESEARCH TO EDUCATION

Abstract:

The Andean region of Ecuador presents several types of forests and ecosystems with a great richness of biodiversity from a social, biocultural, economic and landscape point of view. Also, Ecuadorian Andes are the region with the largest population in the country, which generates a greater pressure towards the natural resources. This elevate density population has caused that large extensions of high Andean ecosystems, such as forests or wetlands, were transformed for the development of agricultural activities, human settlements and recreational activities. It has caused serious damages in the ecological functions of these ecosystems and, therefore, negative impacts on their environmental services, particularly, decrease in both quality and quantity of water. Through the last years, UTPL (Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja) and its researchers have been trying to characterize high Andean wetlands with the …

Año de publicación:

2018

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