Análisis de la deforestación en la provincia de Napo con respecto a los programas de manejo forestal implementados por el Ministerio del Ambiente Agua y Transición Ecológica

Abstract

Forests are the most diverse, ancient and complex ecosystems that exist on our planet, they are areas that are considered of utmost importance because they are the generators of life. These ecosystems are distributed more or less in 2% of the total surface of the planet. Ecuador is a megadiverse country and has a concentration of forests in the Amazon region, which is considered a megadiverse hotspot because it is home to an infinite number of plant and animal species. However, due to extractive activities, the opening of roads, indiscriminate logging, hydrocarbon exploitation and the advance of the agricultural frontier, among others, primary vegetation cover has been lost in spite of existing environmental regulations. That is why the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition as environmental authority has implemented several tools in order to reduce deforestation and if possible to stop this problem that has been advancing by leaps and bounds, but has not had satisfactory results since the results based on the study reflects that despite the implementation of the programs mentioned the problem continues, which shows that the tools or programs implemented by the entity do not meet the purpose for which they were created.