Impacts of exploitation of stone in the River Tena, Napo province, Ecuador.

¹ Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Parroquia Muyuna km 7 vía Alto Tena, 150150, Tena-Napo, Ecuador
² Investigadora Social Independiente, Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador
³ Departamento Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo, Ecuador.
⁴ Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
⁵ Estudiante Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo, Ecuador.

Published: 20 January 2017 by MDPI in MOL2NET'16, Conference on Molecular, Biomed., Comput. & Network Science and Engineering, 2nd ed. congress MODECO-01: Workshop on Molecular Diversity & Ecosystems, Puyo, Ecuador-Porto, Portugal, 2016

https://doi.org/10.3390/mol2net-02-03885

Abstract:

This works reports the findings of a study undertaken to assess the socio-economic and environmental impacts mining stone in the community of San Pedro, Tena, Ecuador. Data collection from primary sources was carried out through a case study of the community by means of household-level surveys in 2015. Most of the ore mining is carried out in the river. This means that the interruption of river courses, the involvement of the landscape and the depletion of biodiversity resources are the principal environmental impacts. The community involvement in planning the proper exploitation of stony minerals, the creation of other income-generating activities and environmental restoration criteria are presented and discussed.

Keywords: Socio-Environmental impact; mining practices; San Pedro

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