MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN THE PROTECTED MARINE AREAS OF ECUADOR: ECOLOGICAL RESERVE MANGLARES CHURUTE CASE

The objective of this article is the analysis of management and administration through the contribution of the community in the development of tourism activities in protected areas. The methodology used is an exploratory investigation and a descriptive methodology and with the use of surveys as an instrument for gathering information. Its main results were that within the Ecological Reserve there is no efficient administration and therefore resources are wasted making it impossible to generate sustainable benefits in long term.