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Management of the tropical dry forests in Santa Elena Province: a conservation approach

Authors

  • Evelyng Astudillo-Sánchez Universidad Espíritu Santo. Samborondón, Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0006-2730
  • Jame Pérez Flor Independent Consultant
  • Gilmer Medina Universidad Privada del Norte
  • Ana Medina Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/idata.v22i2.17393

Keywords:

Protected areas, seasonally dry tropical forest, local environmental management, Santa Elena (Ecuador)

Abstract

Seasonally dry tropical forests are recognized for their biological and economic importance, as they possess a high number of endemic species and provide various ecosystem functions. However, the lack of a biodiversity conservation plan threatens comprehensive environmental management in the protected areas of Santa Elena Province, Ecuador. For this reason, a diagnosis was made in which conservation targets were identified to strengthen local environmental management capacity. Furthermore, Conservation Action Planning (CAP) and Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) methodologies were used to identify conservation priorities and resource management constraints. The analysis revealed technical-administrative flaws, and because of this an efficient approach to environmental management was sought. In addition, the garúa forest was recognized as a natural conservation target and the cabildo (community council) was recognized as a cultural conservation target. Participatory environmental governance needs to be strengthened to improve the management of protected areas.

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Author Biographies

  • Evelyng Astudillo-Sánchez, Universidad Espíritu Santo. Samborondón, Ecuador

    Biologist from the Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador. Master in Protected Natural Spaces from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. Associate researcher at the Research Center, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador.

  • Jame Pérez Flor, Independent Consultant

    Biologist from the Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador. Currently Director of Jardín Botánico de Guayaquil and independent consultant.

  • Gilmer Medina, Universidad Privada del Norte

    Geographer from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and Master in Environmental Science from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Currently working as Professor at the School of Industrial Engineering of the Universidad Privada del Norte. Dean of Colegio de Geografos del Peru. Lima, Peru.

  • Ana Medina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru

    Ingeniera Química por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Docente de la Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.

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Published

2020-01-02

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Producción y Gestión

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Copyright (c) 2020 Evelyng Astudillo-Sánchez, Jame Pérez Flor, Gilmer Medina, Ana Medina

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How to Cite

Management of the tropical dry forests in Santa Elena Province: a conservation approach. (2020). Industrial Data, 22(2), 117-138. https://doi.org/10.15381/idata.v22i2.17393