Revisión analítica de enfoques conceptuales e instrumentos normativos de gestión territorial sustentable: con foco en el sistema nacional de áreas protegidas del Uruguay

Abstract

Uruguayan territory management shows a recent deep and fast change, in their production methods, increasing the share of agriculture in particular monoculture soy, rice, pine and eucalyptus. At the same time, the export of raw materials is at a record high, increasing pressure on their endogenous ecosystems (biotic and abiotic). Unsustainable agricultural practices, pollution and loss or degradation of resources, are the predominant threats to native ecosystems, systemically contributing to the decline of ecosystem services, and consequently affecting the human welfare. This paper summarizes the research “Analytical review of conceptual approaches and policy instruments for sustainable land management, with focus on the National System of Protected Areas (2014), presenting their findings in reference to strategies and legal instruments and management for the conservation of environmental heritage of Uruguay”.