PREGUNTA DE INVESTIGACIÓN
¿Cuál es el nivel de cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible respecto la extensión de
los ecosistemas secos colombianos durante el periodo 2015-2019?
OBJETIVO GENERAL
Determinar cómo ha variado la extensión de los ecosistemas secos de Colombia durante el periodo
2015 a 2019, para conocer el aporte que se puede estar generando en el complimiento de metas dentro
de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
Objetivos específicos
• Identificar las áreas potenciales de los ecosistemas secos en Colombia.
• Comparar el cambio en la extensión de los ecosistemas secos en Colombia durante el
periodo 2015-2019
• Evaluar el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible sobre la extensión
de los ecosistemas secos en Colombia durante el periodo 2015-2019
Drylands in Colombia have been neglected and understudied, even when they had been declared strategic ecosystems for the nation, acknowledging its ecological, cultural, biological and societal value. Additionally, worldwide, they have been recognized as well, as ecosystems of high interest, as shown in some Sustainable Development Goals and Aichi targets. Unfortunately, conservation targets regarding drylands had not been yet evaluated, thus we tried to set and initial assessment of those targets, by doing a drylands delimitation, and (taking advantage of Google Earth Engine cloud geoprocessing capacities) measure their area changes since 2015, concluding that those targets are not been met in Colombia. Furthermore, this work also aims to be a preliminary work towards development of a cheap, fast, and reliable dryland monitoring system, that can periodically be employed as indicators of some Sustainable Development Goals Targets.
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