Influencia del marco legal y administrativo en la conservación del manglar: caso provincia de Manabí

Abstract

Abstract:In the present study an analysis of the Ecuadorian legal framework and of the incidence of the actors in the conservation of the mangrove was made to compare them with a multitemporal analysis of the mangrove cover. The results show that between 1998 and 2016 the mangrove coverage of Manabí increased 1145.72 ha, and such recovery has not occurred only in shrimp ponds. This increase of the mangrove has been driven by the Custody Agreements, the Socio Mangrove program, the creation of the REVISICOF, the application of the Forestry Law, the Law of Environmental Management, the TULSMA Book V, and the incidence of actors such as the MAE, the coastal communities, FIDES and the C-CONDEM. Despite the increase of the mangrove and the stagnation of the shrimp expansion there are adjustments that must be made regarding the strictness of the application of the legal framework, improve controls by the MAE, prevent urban expansion in mangrove areas and increase the strategies of conservation where the participation of the communities is key for the conservation of the ecosystem.