Informe de impactos ambientales de proyectos de la Secretaria de Bienestar Verde en la Gobernación de Cundinamarca

Abstract

This technical report aims to assess the environmental impacts associated with a sample of projects developed by the Green Welfare Secretariat of the Government of Cundinamarca, with the purpose of identifying results, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement that contribute to strengthening institutional environmental management. Two representative projects were selected based on criteria related to relevance, scope, environmental component, type of intervention, and availability of technical information. The methodology included the review and systematization of institutional documents, reports, agreements, records, and databases, followed by the identification and assessment of environmental impacts using the Leopold and Conesa matrices. The assessment made it possible to analyze the interactions between project activities and the physical, biotic, and socioeconomic components, identifying both positive and negative impacts. The results showed a predominance of positive impacts related to environmental conservation, ecological restoration, environmental education, sustainable use of natural resources, waste management, and community participation. The negative impacts identified were mainly associated with logistical processes, the movement of personnel and equipment, and temporary interventions, which were generally characterized as low-intensity, localized, and reversible. Finally, recommendations were formulated to strengthen environmental planning, monitoring, and control, together with a proposal for implementing an institutional system for continuous environmental impact assessment through the standardized use of the Leopold and Conesa methodologies in future projects developed by the Secretariat.