Propuesta de educación ambiental sobre los servicios ecosistémicos dirigida a los pobladores de la parroquia Santiago de Calpi, cantón Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

The present investigation set a: Proposal for environmental education on ecosystem services addressed to the inhabitants of Santiago de Calpi parish, in Riobamba canton, Chimborazo province. In the first instance, the present ecosystem services in Santiago de Calpi parish were characterized, for which the direct observation method and the documentary research method were applied, through the analysis technique and the information synthesis. Subsequently, the social perception of ecosystem services and their importance by the inhabitants of the parish were analyzed, where the 7,430 inhabitants were considered as the universe of study, from which a sample of 365 inhabitants was selected, to which surveys were applied. While the authorities were interviewed. Finally, an environmental education proposal was developed for the residents of Santiago de Calpi parish based on the importance of ecosystem services. The results reflected the presence of 4 types of ecosystem services: provisioning, regulation, cultural and support. On the other hand, according to the social perspective, 51% of the population did not know the term, ecosystem services. It is important to strengthen the information mechanisms on ecosystem services from the local level to the provincial government, therefore the execution of a program and 3 projects was proposed, which require a budget of $69,110.00.