Responsabilidad socioambiental de las empresas mineras legales en el cantón Camilo Ponce Enríquez, año 2020

Abstract

The present investigation refers to the socio-environmental responsibility of legal mining companies in the canton Camilo Ponce Enríquez, Due to the fact that environmental contamination is a matter of national and local interest, for which reason the general objective of the investigative process was, Determine the existence of conditions of evasion of socio-environmental responsibility by mining companies legally established in the canton, because there is currently a high level of environmental pollution as a result of this activity. The methodology applied in the research was mixed, that is, quantitative and qualitative methods were used, which allowed the analysis and interpretation of reality from two different points of view; Furthermore, it was framed in the empirical-inductive paradigm and is epistemologically based on positivism. To obtain the field information, two techniques were used: the structured interview, which allowed identifying the development of behaviors from direct contact with specialized and knowledgeable people about this problem, and the surveys that were applied to a representative sample of the population. The main results obtained during the investigative process, allowed to know the breach of the norms of socio-environmental responsibility on the part of some legally established mining companies, It is here that the importance of designing this plan is given that is part of a teaching of values, duties and rights they have regarding the preservation of the environment. The causes of the central problem were recognized, among them the absence of good practices in the management of toxic waste, ignorance of citizens about the care and protection of the environment and the lack of application of adequate sanctions to those who violate the laws of environmental Conservation. Mining has been a fundamental pillar in the socioeconomic development of the canton, this being the most representative activity, however, it represents a danger to nature if adequate measures for environmental protection and conservation are not complied with, this being the most prominent problem in the canton Camilo Ponce Enríquez. As an intervention proposal to solve the investigated problem, the implementation of a citizen awareness plan on environmental care in the Camilo Ponce Enríquez canton is proposed, with which it is expected to raise awareness among the nearby population and mining entrepreneurs about the situation and for this , actions of various kinds should be carried out such as: talks, conferences, exhibitions, workshops or the formation of focus groups where beneficial topics are socialized. This will be done with the support of some institutions that are interested in this proposal.