Diseño de sistemas de áreas protegidas basadas en paisajes de conservación. Estudio realizado en el cantón Yacuambi de la provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, año lectivo 2016 – 2017

Abstract

The present work contributes to the understanding and incorporation of a new concept of conservation of natural areas, based on the science of conservation landscapes. To this end, it was based on the analysis of secondary information and field observation, which allowed the identification of areas of natural and cultural importance within the Canton; the landscape units were mapped and an assessment was made based on a central component such as vegetation, water resources and scenic beauty. The applied technique for the assessment of the landscape, is the analysis of preferences through a survey, which measures the level of preference of the landscape from the visual approach through the assignment of nested adjectives such as Unpleasant, Regular, Acceptable, Pleasant, Beautiful and Spectacular. As a result, we proceeded to Design a System of Protected Areas Based on Conservation Landscapes for the canton Yacuambi, province of Zamora Chinchipe, which will become an environmental and tourism proposal for the sector. Thus 6% of the cantonal territory is proposed to be managed and integrated as protected areas through the system of Landscapes of Conservation