Abstract

ORTIZ ACOSTA, Sandra Eloisa  and  ROMO AGUILAR, María de Lourdes. Impactos socioambientales de la gestión del agua en el área natural protegida de Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila. Región y sociedad [online]. 2016, vol.28, n.66, pp.195-230. ISSN 2448-4849.

The Protected Natural Area of Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, includes a desert ecosystem with various water bodies, endemisms and Ramsar wetlands. Within this area, economic activities like agriculture and tourism have impacted the ecosystem in a negative way due to the lack of regulation. Institutions including CONANP and CONAGUA have implemented management actions, and these have also generated social and environmental impacts. The objective of this paper is to analyze social and environmental impacts through the application of semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in the management. The information obtained is examined using an adaptation of the methodology of Grounded Theory, supplemented by documentary contrasting technique. Finally, we conclude that the social and environmental impacts have been mostly negative, because the institutions have failed to reconcile conservation policies with sustainable use of natural resources policies, contributing to the degradation of the ecosystem and the dissatisfaction of the population.

Keywords : water management; protected natural area; social impacts; environmental impacts.

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