Modelo de compensación para el servicio ecosistémico asociado a la interpretación del patrimonio en la Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to structure a compensation model for the use of the ecosystem service associated with the Interpretation of Heritage in Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo. In addition, the characterization of the SE associated to the IP, the analysis of the commercial and technical viability and the analysis of the legal viability and economic financial model. The main methods applied were: Delphi multicriteria valuation for IPI calculation; collection of information in the field through an IRI, a survey of SE beneficiaries, and an interview with suppliers; revision of sources of secondary information for the analysis of the offer, the structuring of the interpretive product and the analysis of the legal - administrative and economic financial viability. The results indicate that the IPI of the RPFCH is HIGH, both the beneficiaries and the SE suppliers are willing to acquire and participate in the provision of an interpretive product, there is a highly specialized market for the use of the SE, there are structural weaknesses in the management of the area, the structuring of the model is viable as it is part of the national and area regulations and the investment shows levels of security, profitability and liquidity. In this context, it is suggested the implementation of the compensatory model in the RPFCH, which would guarantee its sustainable use by contributing directly to the financing of IP management in the area, to the conservation of the ecosystems present in the area and to the socio - economic development of the actors involved in the model.

Key words: COMPENSATION MODEL - SUSTAINABLE TOURISM - PROTECTED AREA - INTERPRETATION OF HERITAGE - ECOSYSTEM SERVICES.