Abstract

SENHADJI-NAVARRO, Karim; RUIZ-OCHOA, Mauricio Andrés  and  RODRIGUEZ MIRANDA, Juan Pablo. Ecological status of some colombian wetlands in the last 15 years: a prospective evaluation. Colomb. for. [online]. 2017, vol.20, n.2, pp.191-200. ISSN 0120-0739.  https://doi.org/10.14483/udistrital.jour.colomb.for.2017.2.a07.

Wetlands play a vital role from an ecological and socio-economic perspective. Confronted with the idea outdated and unhealthy places and low productivity, today are considered strategic and crucial for ecosystem services provided by ecosystems, increasing dampers, special conservation sites biota. Based on a bibliographic review of the ecological status of wetlands in Colombia in the last 15 years, we analyzed the most frequent and common factors, problems and impacts presented in 29 Colombian wetlands. A prospective methodology was applied through The MICMAC® software, in order to know and prioritize the factors that are most sensitive to the transformation of the ecosystem and on which mitigation, preservation and/or conservation actions should be taken. It was found that the urban processes are a factor of high impact in the deterioration of the wetland. The potential and robustness of the MICMAC® software as a prospective analysis tool could be verified, which could be used by environmental authorities to improve decision making regarding what to do?, how to act?, and what to expect? Of the factors and problems that occur in wetlands.

Keywords : ecological status; wetlands; MICMAC; priorization of environmental actions; prospective.

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