Infraestructuras para la preservación de ecosistemas andinos: Centro de investigación botánico Podocarpus

Abstract

Abstract: The city of Loja is located in a strategic area in relation to the reserve area of the Podocarpus National Park. It is then intended to assess this relationship and implement public facilities for the environmental interpretation and investigation of endemic species that allow generating a conscience of preservation of these unique ecosystems, revitalizing the edge of the Podocarpus National Park, taking advantage of the natural landscape and the biological and environmental richness of site. The Podocarpus National Park, has a great variety of flora biodiversity, it is considered Natural Heritage, therefore, it is necessary to create spaces for conservation, recreation and environmental preservation that promote awareness through the permanent exhibition of native flora that will promote the value of Andean ecosystems, valuing the natural and cultural landscape promoting spaces for recreation and interpretation, objectively considering the areas to be projected, which are integrated, affecting the environment in the least.