Propuesta de recuperación de bosques nativos mediante procesos de participación ciudadana Vereda Chipuelo Oriente Guamo – Tolima

Abstract

Environmental projects aim to reforest native plants, which is a strategy that allows to initiate and consolidate participatory processes of local communities and, in turn, constitute a productive and economic alternative for the region, in the same way it is a process of seed recovery, identity and governance of the territory. The main objective of this study is to develop a proposal for the recovery of native forests through citizen participation processes for the purposes of protection, conservation and reforestation of native plants of the Tropical Dry Forest in the Chipuelo Oriente area of ​​the municipality of Guamo, department of Tolima. In the applied method, the perception of the community was used, understood as a qualitative technique used in research and development projects, especially in the environmental and social field, to collect and analyze information through the active participation of the communities. Another method was social cartography, a participatory technique in which communities create maps to represent their environment, identifying their needs, it is a recognition of territory where aspects such as natural resources, social problems, and areas of interest or conflict are evident. This process allows the reality to be seen from the perspective of the inhabitants, facilitating planning and decision-making in local projects. Finally, a program with two projects was proposed: one of a technical nature and the other of a social nature. After consulting with the community, reviewing the land and carrying out a process of recognition of the territory, the following actions were determined: implement a program with two projects. The first, of a technical nature, focused on identifying, locating and characterizing the different native plants of importance to the local community in the Chipuelo Oriente area, in the municipality of Guamo, through the realization of a social diagnosis. The second, of a social nature, focused on environmental education and reforestation in areas suitable for reforestation, with the participation of the local community, with the objective of preserving the tropical dry forest.