Retrospective Analysis of the Coastal Sand Dune of El Socorro, Baja California, Mexico

Abstract

Environmental prospecting makes it possible to project future scenarios in order to make participatory decisions. Methodologically it requires a retrospective analysis that makes it possible to explain the situation in hand. The purpose of this article is to undertake a retrospective of a coastal dune in the Nueva Odisea ejido in Baja California, an ecosystem with contrasting values. It contains sand with valuable minerals while at the same time, it is the habitat with the greatest plant diversity in the coastal dunes of Baja California. Qualitative research techniques and a review of biblio-hemerographic content were used, as well as participant and non-participant observations in the field, with ejido informants and environmental consultants. This combination of techniques made it possible to develop a line that identifies four stages between 1960 and 2018, related to the emerging public policies in each administration. It is hoped that, as a result of this information, given the changes foreseen regarding the neoliberal nature of public policy in the country, the projection of future scenarios will complete the participatory process of ejido owners, enabling the owners of the coastal dune to make decisions about its use, but this time on the basis of data and lessons learned.