Percepción y opinión pública de los ecuatorianos sobre realidad socio ambiental nacional. Análisis del cantón Cascales de la provincia de Sucumbíos

Abstract

Abstract:The perception and opinion of Ecuadorians was studied to know the impact of public policy on socio-environmental issues. The present study was carried out in the Cascales canton located in the Amazon region, where 375 surveys were carried out on people over 18 years old, through a simple random probabilistic sampling, to analyse citizens' knowledge on environmental issues, equity of gender, quality of life and citizen participation and contrast the perception that people have about the issues raised with the policies that are implemented. The results reflect that the main environmental problems are caused by air pollution, water, soil and intensive agriculture, deforestation and overfishing; Public policies contrast with what is perceived in the canton Cascales, the State seeks to achieve a more just and equitable society; in accordance with the National Plan for Good Living, this issue differs with the perception of the citizens of the canton since there are still groups suffering from inequality and environmental pollution is evident in the canton.