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Sustainable behaviors on the safa-fao evaluation framework: A contribution to vulnerable rural populations in the amazon

Abstract:

Human behavior and promoting human well-being is part of psychology, Conservation psychology (CP) investigates the interactions between human behavior and the socio-physical environment, the CP recognizes and accepts the concept of sustainability with all its dimensions, Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the sustainability of food systems based on the dimensions of the SAFA (FAO) evaluation framework including psychological dimensions of sustainability, in rural populations: Kichwa, Shuar and Mestizos-Settlers, located in the Strip of Diversity and Life of the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve. It was used in SAFA methodology (116 questions) and a questionnaire (38 questions) of the psychological dimension, whose answers were based on the Likert scale. It was evidenced that the psychological dimension with its components: 1) proecological, 2) frugal, 3) altruistic, 4) equanimous, contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of sustainability in the populations evaluated, considering the importance of people’s psychological properties to achieve sustainable behaviors.