Conflictos ecológico-distributivos y los aportes de las prácticas locales en la sustentabilidad socioambiental en las Islas Galápagos
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Valoración de recursos naturales
conflictos ecológico-distributivos
prácticas locales sustentables
productores agroforestales
Islas Galápagos
Valuation of natural resources
ecological distribution conflicts
sustainable local practices
agroforestry producers
Galapagos Islands
conflictos ecológico-distributivos
prácticas locales sustentables
productores agroforestales
Islas Galápagos
Valuation of natural resources
ecological distribution conflicts
sustainable local practices
agroforestry producers
Galapagos Islands
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Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)
Desde un enfoque teórico de la ecología política, este estudio analiza las limitaciones de la sostenibilidad socioambiental y los conflictos ecológico-distributivos en las Islas Galápagos con énfasis en la Isla Santa Cruz y su zona de transición dentro de la Reserva de Biósfera. Los objetivos específicos fueron profundizar en cómo los diversos actores locales valoran los recursos naturales, perciben las causas de la degradación ambiental y su mirada de sustentabilidad. A partir de las alternativas al desarrollo y decrecimiento, se analizan algunas prácticas de los productores agroforestales en la zona rural y su aporte en la sustentabilidad. Se aplicó una metodología cualitativa basada en la etnografía, la observación participante y entrevistas en profundidad a productores agroforestales, complementadas con entrevistas semiestructuradas a actores institucionales. Los resultados revelan serias limitaciones en el acceso al saneamiento básico y altas cargas ambientales negativas de residuos derivadas del turismo intensivo. En la zona rural, la percepción y valoración dominante señala a las especies invasoras como la causa principal de degradación, las mismas para las instituciones carentes de valor alguno, lo que ha normalizado el uso de pesticidas y agroquímicos y que genera conflictos ecológico-distributivos. A pesar del escenario dominante, emergen prácticas locales de productores agroforestales basados en principios comunitarios y de autogestión, proponen formas alternativas de habitar y relacionarse con la naturaleza, como alternativas ecológicas y centradas en el bienestar. Estas prácticas podrían fortalecer la sustentabilidad y la justicia socioambiental si se integran en los marcos de gestión y política ambiental.
From a theoretical framework based in political ecology, this study analyzes the limitations of socio-environmental sustainability and ecological-distributive conflicts in the Galápagos Island with an emphasis on Santa Cruz Island and its transition zone of the Biosphere Reserve. The specific objetives were to explore how various local actors value the natural resources, and how they perceive the causes of environmental degradation and their perspective of sustainability. From the alternatives to development and degrowth, some practices of the agroforestry producers in the rural area and their contribution to sustainability were analyzed. A qualitative methodology was implemented, incorporating ethnography, participant observation, and in-depth interviews with agroforestry producers, as well as semi-structured interviews with institutional actors. The results indicate seriuos limitations in the access to basic sanitation and high negative environmental burdens of waste derived from intensive tourism. In the rural areas, the dominant perception and values points to the invasive species as the main cause of degradation, the same ones for institutions lacking any value whatsoever which has normalized the use of pesticides and agrochemicals and generates ecological distribution conflicts. Despite the dominant scenario, there are local practices among agroforestry producers based on community and self-management principles, proposing alternative ways of inhabiting and relating to nature, as ecological and well-being-centered alternatives. These practices should be strengthen sustainability and socio-environmental justice if they are integrated into environmental management and policy frameworks.
From a theoretical framework based in political ecology, this study analyzes the limitations of socio-environmental sustainability and ecological-distributive conflicts in the Galápagos Island with an emphasis on Santa Cruz Island and its transition zone of the Biosphere Reserve. The specific objetives were to explore how various local actors value the natural resources, and how they perceive the causes of environmental degradation and their perspective of sustainability. From the alternatives to development and degrowth, some practices of the agroforestry producers in the rural area and their contribution to sustainability were analyzed. A qualitative methodology was implemented, incorporating ethnography, participant observation, and in-depth interviews with agroforestry producers, as well as semi-structured interviews with institutional actors. The results indicate seriuos limitations in the access to basic sanitation and high negative environmental burdens of waste derived from intensive tourism. In the rural areas, the dominant perception and values points to the invasive species as the main cause of degradation, the same ones for institutions lacking any value whatsoever which has normalized the use of pesticides and agrochemicals and generates ecological distribution conflicts. Despite the dominant scenario, there are local practices among agroforestry producers based on community and self-management principles, proposing alternative ways of inhabiting and relating to nature, as ecological and well-being-centered alternatives. These practices should be strengthen sustainability and socio-environmental justice if they are integrated into environmental management and policy frameworks.
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Science and Society; Vol. 50 No. 2 (2025): Science and Society; 53-71
Ciencia y Sociedad; Vol. 50 Núm. 2 (2025): Ciencia y Sociedad; 53-71
2613-8751
0378-7680
10.22206/ciso.2025.v50i2
Ciencia y Sociedad; Vol. 50 Núm. 2 (2025): Ciencia y Sociedad; 53-71
2613-8751
0378-7680
10.22206/ciso.2025.v50i2