Strategic Ecosystems of the Aburrá Valley Ecoregion

Abstract

This article characterizes the Aburrá Valley as Antioquia's population and industrial hub and analyzes its relationships of dependence with the rest of the department. Within the framework of the National Environmental Policy, it defines the concept of Strategic Ecosystem and explains the technical criteria for delimiting them. The author distinguishes between environmental goods with market prices and environmental services without monetized value, presenting the criteria used to identify the region's strategic ecosystems.