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    Desarrollo de indicadores de sostenibilidad ambiental como estrategia de protección y recuperación del páramo San Isidro, Cantón Pujilí, Provincia de Cotopaxi
    (Ecuador: Cotopaxi: Latacunga: Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2024-08) Mena Pástor, Johny Adrián; Cajas Cayo, Isaac Eduardo
    The project focuses on the development of environmental sustainability indicators as a protection and recovery strategy for the San Isidro páramo in Pujilí Canton, Cotopaxi Province. The main objective of this project was to develop environmental sustainability indicators as a protection and recovery strategy for the San Isidro páramo, Pujilí Canton. Specific objectives included the diagnosis of the current state of the páramo, the development of a local model using the PER (Pressure, State, Response) methodology, and the generation of environmental sustainability indicators. The methodology employed combined qualitative techniques, including the use of geospatial technologies such as the Global Positioning System and Geographic Information Systems for the collection and spatial analysis of environmental and socioeconomic data. A participatory approach was applied, integrating the perspective of the local community in the development of indicators. The results revealed a significant interdependence between the ecological health of the páramo and the socioeconomic well-being of the surrounding communities. The twenty-four proposed sustainability indicators reflect this relationship, covering aspects such as water quality, vegetation cover, biodiversity and changes in land use. The project highlights the usefulness of environmental sustainability indicators in effectively monitoring the ecological health of the San Isidro páramo and in promoting informed environmental management. The adoption of these indicators by the Prefecture of Cotopaxi and the GAD of Pujilí is recommended, in order to integrate them into their conservation policies and practices, ensuring a holistic and effective approach to environmental sustainability. This initiative represents a significant step towards the long-term conservation of one of the most valuable and vulnerable ecosystems, providing a replicable model for other protected areas in Ecuador and in the Andean region. The implementation of the indicators will allow local authorities and stakeholders to have a clearer and more quantifiable understanding of the impacts of human activities on the páramo ecosystem, favoring evidence-based decision-making for its management and restoration.
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    “Determinación de caudales máximos para definir áreas de protección ambiental en las riberas del río Cutuchi Latacunga”
    (Ecuador : Latacunga: Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2023) Jiménez Molina, Evelyn Shervin; Lara Landázuri, Renán Arturo
    En la actualidad los cuerpos hídricos pierden el grado de importancia en su conservación por parte de la sociedad y autoridades competentes de acuerdo con la sobreexplotación, consumo y contaminación en las diferentes actividades agrícolas e industriales. Además, en las últimas décadas las actividades antropogénicas se han convertido en el principal problema de la trasformación de los ecosistemas, modificándolos o destruyéndolos con el fin de desarrollar sus actividades, Por otra parte, la legislación del Ecuador obliga a mantener un caudal ecológico para preservar los ecosistemas y la biodiversidad. Sin embargo, son pocos los ríos en el país en los que se ha establecido el caudal mínimo.
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    “Evaluación de la sostenibilidad ambiental con base en indicadores para el páramo Chilcatingo-Yacubamba, cantón Salcedo, provincia de Cotopaxi”
    (Ecuador : Latacunga : Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2024) Portilla Paredes, Jhoselin Alexandra; Clavijo Cevallos, Patricio
    This project focuses on the problems caused by the different anthropogenic activities of the Chilcatingo-Yacubamba moor, such as deforestation, burning, livestock grazing, hunting, fishing and the construction of works to supply water, being These are the main causes that constitute a threat to the conservation of this vitally important ecosystem. The research work aims to strengthen environmental sustainability based on indicators through the current diagnosis of the area. The methodology that was applied was based on the deductive-inductive method, supported by bibliographic and field documentation. In addition, the PER model was used to describe human actions and activities in the moor (Pressure), evaluate the current situation of natural resources and the environment (State) and propose solutions to address the problem (Response). To address the research, an on-site visit was carried out where the problems generated by anthropogenic activities, such as agriculture, livestock and deforestation, were observed. Direct observation techniques and surveys were applied to 152 inhabitants of the Yacubamba community, where 89% expressed a degree of acceptance for the implementation of environmental sustainability indicators. This led to the establishment of 40 indicators which are anchored in activities to achieve ecosystem balance, analyzing environmental, economic and social impacts. It sought to contribute as part of a sustainability approach to the planning and implementation of future activities, providing solutions to the environmental problems identified in the moor.