Ecological And Social Ecosystem : The Case Of The Lagoon Of Papallacta-Napo-Ecuador
This article is framed within the literature of environmental sciences, sustainable development and the conservation of ecosystems, highlighting the presence of natural reserves and their biodiversity in the Ecuadorian Amazon, especially of the Papallacta lagoon. The objective of this article is to identify those nature-society interrelations and the impacts of economic, social and environmental activities that have generated changes in the ecological and social ecosystem, as in the Papallacta ecosystem services. In the first place, through an integral analysis, Papallacta is characterized as a social and ecological ecosystem, in which a mutual interdependence between nature and society is evidenced that generates interrelations between anthropic activities and the environment. Secondly, by rethinking Papallacta as an ecological and social system, all stakeholders are integrated, among which private companies - oil, tourism; civil society organizations represented by the indigenous community, local and national community, and public organizations such as local governments and regional institutions of environmental administration and other civil society. And finally, in light of the dimensions of Sustainable Development, the need for an ecological culture towards good management, environmental management and the best behavior of society for the conservation of the ecosystem in order to mitigate the effects-changes is highlighted. unwanted effects that affect the ecosystem supply and the lake ecosystem of Papallacta in general.
