Plan de manejo de los recursos naturales de la hosteria “Pueblito Serrano” canton Cevallos provincia de Tungurahua.

Abstract

“Pueblito Serrano” inn did not have adequate management of natural resources and it showed their deterioration. The lack of strategies to improve the environmental field was due to the lack of information about the conditions of natural resources such as water, soil and biodiversity; since they have not been studied or analyzed. With the management plan, it was possible to gather information, as well as the evaluation of environmental impacts for the selection of management alternatives and the development of programs. To collect information, soil and water samples were taken and analyzed in the laboratory. The flora and fauna of the place were recognized in situ using two computer applications and information from the PDOT. E1 PDOT showed the activities done within the canton; and these promote tourism development in the inn, a checklist was used to identify environmental actions and the Lázaro Lagos matrix was used for evaluation. With this information, programs were developed to mitigate and compensate the impacts. The analysis of results allowed us to know the conditions of natural resources, serving as a basis for the formulation of programs that improve the conditions mainly of water and soil resources. Knowing the flora and fauna of the area was essential for the proposals about the various agroforestry practices; each suggested activity is designed to improve the inn. The baseline informed about the conditions of the resources, helping to know which impacts to attack. Management plans have been ideal tools for environmental improvement, since the plans are composed of programs, in which were described activities, measures and/or strategies aimed at preventing, mitigating or compensating for the impacts caused by the activities done at the time to provide certain services.