La participación ciudadana como pilar fundamental para la gestión de conflictos socioambientales. Estudio de caso: Proyecto Estratégico Nacional Puná, año 2009 – 2010.

Abstract

In 2009 and 2010, the Puná National Strategic Project was implemented, located within Block 4; under the context of signing the Agreement on Cooperation in oil from Venezuela and Ecuador signed on 17 September 2008.This project involved the exploration of gas and / or oil. Furthermore, in 2009, the Ecuadorian State entered a restructuring process dynamics around the relationship State - Companies - Communities for the prevention and management of environmental conflicts around the development of strategic projects by the proposed new model management, where the base would work around the security and restoration of the rights of nations, nationalities and environment as it dictates the Constitution of the Republic. When running the project led to a series of socio-environmental conflicts, therefore, public participation processes that were the mainstay of the management of these were generated. Citizenship looked as an opportunity both strategic project as the new management mode for the exploitation of natural resources. . KEY WORDS: Citizen participation, environmental conflicts.