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The ESPOCH Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH)<\/a> is a public university based in Riobamba, Ecuador. The institution is particularly known for its work in the Andean flanks and neotropical ecosystems, where it advances conservation, biodiversity research, and sustainable land management. Through field-based research and international partnerships, ESPOCH plays a key role in protecting critical habitats while supporting community-driven conservation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through Project DDIPI-004, contributors Jhony F. Cruz Rom\u00e0n, C. Renato Ch\u00e0vez Vel\u00e0squez, Fausto O. Sarmiento, Jos\u00e8 A. S\u00e0nchez-Agudo, Alba M Sinaluisa Pilco, L. Felipe Lema Palaquibay, Daniel Cordova Lliquin, Sidney Eigenman, Chadley Hollas, and Ricardo Hern\u00e0ndez-Lambrano have been conducting concrete research in the area\u2019s nature and culture to strengthen socio-ecological resilience and promote conservation. Scroll to learn more about their research!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tourism Potential Assessment<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A study of the parish\u2019s cultural and infrastructural potential\/resources to determine the area\u2019s potential for tourism as a means of economic stimulation.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ethnobotanical Studies<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research to discover and catalogue unique species of the Parish and document their ecological and cultural uses.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Climate Characterization<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A compilation and analysis of ArcGIS climate data from the area to make inferences about future evolutions and inform future land planning decisions.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ESPOCH Project The Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) is a public university based in Riobamba, Ecuador. The institution is particularly known for its work in the Andean flanks and neotropical ecosystems, where it advances conservation, biodiversity research, and sustainable land management. Through field-based research and international partnerships, ESPOCH plays a key role in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ayasacha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ayasacha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ayasacha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ayasacha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ayasacha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ayasacha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164,"href":"https:\/\/ayasacha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ayasacha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}