The Portoviejo River and the Sustainable Development Goals: an integrated analysis based on the One Health approach
Portoviejo River, a vital axis in the province of Manabí, Ecuador, is currently undergoing environmental degradation due to industrial, agricultural, and urban pollution. This study aims to review the available scientific literature on the Portoviejo River, analyzed through the comprehensive lens of...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Institución: | Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo |
| Repositorio: | Revista Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3851 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revista.sangregorio.edu.ec/index.php/REVISTASANGREGORIO/article/view/3851 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Río Portoviejo Una Salud Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible Contaminación hídrica Portoviejo River One Health Sustainable Development Goals Water pollution Environmental health |
| Sumario: | Portoviejo River, a vital axis in the province of Manabí, Ecuador, is currently undergoing environmental degradation due to industrial, agricultural, and urban pollution. This study aims to review the available scientific literature on the Portoviejo River, analyzed through the comprehensive lens of the One Health approach and linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A systematic literature review was conducted following the PRISMA methodology. The search was carried out in PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases, and was complemented by manual review. A total of 12 studies published between 2000 and 2025 in English and Spanish were included, focusing on the Portoviejo River in relation to One Health and the SDGs. The collected evidence demonstrates that the degradation of the Portoviejo River hinders progress toward the SDGs by increasing health risks from waterborne diseases, limiting access to safe water for human consumption and livestock production, exacerbating the vulnerability of riverside communities to climate change, and threatening the preservation of strategic ecosystems. |
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