Estrategias sobre conservación y uso de recursos naturales agua, suelo y aire de Pululahua : Identificación y evaluación de los impactos ambientales en la Reserva Geobotánica del Pululahua, causados por actividades antropogénicas de la Comunidad del Pululahua, para proponer un plan de acción respecto a los impactos ambientales identificados.

Abstract

The current work on curricular integration was conducted to assess the impacts of anthropogenic activities carried out by the local community on the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve. Subsequently, an action plan was developed to address the environmental impacts identified in the abiotic, biotic, and anthropogenic environments. Identifying environmental impacts began with gathering basic information about the Pululahua Reserve and the local community. This included details such as geographical location, climate, terrain, vegetation, water sources, zoning of the reserve, and population. We obtained this information from sources like books and through field visits. Additionally, we conducted two surveys. The first survey aimed to understand the socioeconomic status of the Pululahua community. The second survey was divided into sections to identify the impacts of activities within the reserve, such as agriculture, tourism, livestock, the presence of quarries, and water availability. The latter section aimed to confirm if water is scarce for the Pululahua community. These surveys were carried out with a representative sample of 17 people from the community. The assessment of the impacts was carried out with the use of the Conesa Fernández Vitora Matrix, obtaining 45 negative impacts, where 11 impacts are severe, 31 moderate and 3 compatible that affect the abiotic, biotic, and anthropic environments. The information provided in this curricular integration work will be a tool that will support the improvement of environmental management within the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve, in such a way that socioeconomic and environmental conditions are improved.