Percepción y opinión de los ecuatorianos sobre realidad socio ambiental nacional Análisis del cantón Lago Agrio, provincia de Sucumbíos

Abstract

The present work was oriented to carry out an analysis of the perception and opinion of the inhabitants of the Lago Agrio canton, province of Sucumbíos, on the socio-environmental reality that citizens live. The perception was analyzed in topics such as: environment, water, markets, quality of life, citizen participation and gender equity, for which a survey was applied to a sample of 383 inhabitants made up of people in a range of 18- 70 years.

The surveys were applied in the seven rural parishes and the urban parish of Nueva Loja. The results reflect that the population of the canton, is aware of the pollution that exists in this sector, and of the measures that should be applied for those who pollute, a large part of the population shows interest and responsibility to protect nature and have good quality of lifetime. It is evident that there is little citizen participation, inequalities between men and women in all groups of society, it is also well known that there is not good communication and information on the part of local authorities on environmental issues.