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- Title
Beneficios del turismo científico en un paisaje forestal mega-diverso: Caso comunidad Kichwa San José de Payamino, Amazonía Ecuatoriana.
- Authors
Izurieta, Gabriela; Torres, Alexandra; García, Yudel; Vargas, Julio C.; Soria, Sandra; Patiño, Javier; Torres, Bolier
- Abstract
This document analyses the benefits of scientific tourism (ScT) at a community level from a social, economic, environmental and cultural points of view. The research was carried out at the Timburi Cocha Biological Station (TCBS) within the Kichwa community of San José de Payamino, located in the buffer zone of the Sumaco Napo Galeras National Park (SNG-NP) in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve (SBR) and is part of one of the world's Andean-Amazonian biodiversity hotspots. We employed the methodology of scientific observation, household survey and interviewing community leaders and leaders of the two main academic entities involved with the TCBS. The results show that the activities of ScT has contributed to the San José de Payamino community with an annual average ranging from 3474 to 5000 USD in the last eight years. In addition to other economic, social, environmental and cultural benefits as a result of the involvement of community members in the different activities carried out by the EBTC. The "Community Leaders" revealed "high" weights on issues related to: a) respect for ancestral knowledge; b) respect and conservation of NRNs; c) empowerment or respect for cultural identity; d) respect for the Kichwa language and; d) participation of community members in the activities carried out in the EBTC, while; e) mutual learning obtained a "medium" weighting. Finally, the document presents recommendations to improve the benefits of the TCi activities carried out in the EBTC, as well as to contribute to the sustainable development and conservation of the community's natural resources.
- Publication
Ciencia y Tecnología (1390-4051), 2020, Vol 13, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
1390-4051
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18779/cyt.v13i1.353