Zonificación Ambiental del Área de Influencia de la Subcuenca del Río Frío del Municipio de Cajicá,Cundinamarca

Abstract

The Rio Frio sub-basin is a body of water located within the upper basin of the Bogota River crossing the municipality of Cajica in a south-western direction within the village of Canelon, presenting a high demand in the use of the natural resources available in this territorial unit that supplies the social or economic needs of the population in the development of very particular agricultural and livestock activities in this area of the municipality. As a result of this problem, there is evidence of the modification of land use for urban expansion processes, occupation of water protection areas, loss of vegetation cover that contribute to the lack of planning and sustainable management of the resources provided by the sub-basin, affecting ecosystem services or areas of ecological interest at the local level. The objective of this internship project was to elaborate an environmental zoning of the environmental problems in the area of influence of the Rio Frio sub-basin for the Secretariat of Environment and Rural Development, focused on the description of the environmental components (physical, abiotic and socio-economic) for the selection of variables that were adjusted according to the global situation of the Rio Frio sub-basin, the homogeneous zones were delimited to carry out the spatial overlay of each of the components present in the area, Multi-criteria analysis matrices were designed, giving the valuation according to their influence on the zoning, defining the levels of sensitivity through the Geographic Information Systems, obtaining environmental zoning cartography as an instrument for decision making that will allow an orderly and sustainable management of the territory, reducing the environmental impacts resulting from the activities carried out by the in habitants within the study area.