La contribución del bosque amazónico a las condiciones de vida de la población rural de la Reserva de Biosfera Sumaco, Ecuador

Segundo Bolier Torres Navarrete; Luis Vallejo; Juan Pablo Cedeño; Yenny Torres Navarrete; Aníbal Gómez

doi:10.59410/RACYT-v02n03ep02-0029

Authors

Bolier Torres Universidad Estatal Amazónica https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9182-419X
Luis Vallejo Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-6507
Juan Pablo Cedeño Parque Nacional Sumaco
Yenny Torres Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-8708
Aníbal Gómez Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59410/RACYT-v02n03ep02-0029

Keywords:

Forest, livestock, farm income, Ecuadorian Amazon

Abstract

Forest resources are important to welfare of millions of households in developing countries. However, to evaluate rural livelihood and forest dependence is complex, especially when is required collect data from cultivated and non- cultivated areas, harvested in natural forest and rivers. To examine the contribution of the forest ecosystem to the living conditions of Kichwa and Mestiza populations of the northeastern Ecuadorian Amazon, we use a database that was collected through 680 surveys with 170 households in 32 communities in buffer and transition zones of Sumaco Biosphere Reserve. Overall results show that there is a strong contrast between Mestizo and Kichwa not only in the types of income, but also in activities that act as the main source of income. Kichwa households have a greater diversity of farm income, whereas mestizo households there are a well-marked dependence on livestock as their main source of income.

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