Evaluación de la calidad de agua y suelo y propuesta de un plan de manejo ambiental en la comunidad de Jalupata del cantón El Tambo, provincia del Cañar

Abstract

The implementation of environmental management plans allows a balanced and optimal development for the populations because, through the implementation of techniques, it minimizes the environmental impact and allows the conservation of ecosystems. The present study was carried out in the community of Jalupata, located in the canton of El Tambo, province of Cañar, where a certain part of its surface is part of the Sangay National Park. The objectives are based on a baseline study of the area in order to determine possible sources of contamination in the area through laboratory analysis to consider the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the environment and then propose an objective treatment. Finally, the Environmental Management Plan was addressed to the members of the Jalupata community and the authorities of the El Tambo canton. Strategies were proposed to allow the development of agricultural and livestock activities, based on sustainable processes. Progressive contamination processes were determined in which the imbalance of chemical compounds caused alterations in the different environments. Likewise, when collecting information from the environment, there was no real data, resulting in biases in part of the research and concluding in the need to collect information in situ in the area for future research.