Evaluación de la sostenibilidad ambiental de los cerros orientales de Cundinamarca a partir del grado de afectación de sus servicios ambientales en los últimos 25 años

Abstract

The Cundinamarca´s eastern hills have been the main suppliers of inputs that the growing population of the country's capital and nearby municipalities have demanded for their development over the years. This anthropic intervention has caused the deterioration and loss of the environmental services they provide, and its evaluation is fundamental for the establishment of policies that guarantee the provision of services in the future. To determine this, an analysis of the modification and fragmentation of the present vegetation cover was carried out. The provision and regulation of water and soil resources, biodiversity and cultural exploitation are the services that have been affected to a greater extent.