Influencia del marco legal y administrativo en la conservación del manglar caso provincia del Guayas.

Abstract

Abstract:The mangroves are one of the most productive ecosystem, but at the same time, one of the most fragile at a global level. The government of Ecuador has developed legal regulations in order to protect this ecosystem. This research is based on analyzing the impact of this legal framework on the conservation of mangroves in the province of Guayas. In order to observed the dynamic of changes in mangrove’s area it was apply the multitemporal analysis in different periods. Later were identified key actors, whose were interviewed to know their perception about the legal framework and contrast their opinions with the data obtained. The multitemporal analysis was done in two periods (1984 2011) and (2011 2016), showing for the first period there was and noticeable decrease of the mangrove’s area with a negative rate change of -0.68% annual. On the other hand for the second period there was an annual recovery of its coverage of 0.94. Finally, it was identified that “Acuerdos de Uso Sustentable y Custodia del Manglar” was the most influential strategy to the conservation of manglar ecosystem.