Environmental diagnostic of municipality of zinacantepec, Estado de México

Abstract

In the period 2021‑ 2023, technical tours were conducted as part of the Local Ecological Management of Zinacantepec to carry out the environmental diagnosis of the territory, in which soil degradation is present in the sub‑ b asin of the Tejalpa River while the forest ecosystem in the Zinacantépetl Formation is in a process of feedback according to the General System Theory (GST), that is, recovery with a positive trend in the forest cover. The purpose of this research is to analyze the characteristics of the physical‑ g eographical subsystemin order to determine the environmental conditions in the study area. In order to achieve the specific objectives, a methodology based on the evaluation of the disturbances in the balance of the environmental system was proposed, for which thematic cartography was obtained, as well as the state of evolution of the relief by means of matrices applied in field work. On the other hand, through COMPROBIDES, training sessions and working groups have been held to present multidisciplinary proposals that promote environmental protection based on the results obtained, in which processes of land use change, water erosion, deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution and urban location in agricultural areas have been identified. It should be noted that knowledge of the geodynamics of geographic space has contributed to social and public participation for the preservation of natural resources.