An intercultural vision for integrated fire management in Venezuela

Climate change and governance conditions have made wildfires a critical issue that transcends academic and technical issues and enters socio-political arenas. In Latin America, indigenous peoples, peasant communities, peri-urban populations, firefighters, biodiversity and ecosystems are all vulnerab...

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Autores: Bilbao, Bibiana Alejandra, Millán Devera, Adriana Fabiola, Matany Luque, Miguel, Mistry, Jayalaxshmi, Gómez Martínez, Rosalba, Rivera Lombardi, Roberto, Méndez Vallejo, Carlos, León, Efrain, Biskis Ardila, José Gregorio, Gutiérrez, Germán, León, Elías Guillermo, Ancidey, Bernardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/217006
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/217006
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:INTERCULTURAL FIRE MANAGEMENT
CANAIMA NATIONAL PARK
INDIGENOUS PEMÓN PEOPLE
VENEZUELA
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Sumario:Climate change and governance conditions have made wildfires a critical issue that transcends academic and technical issues and enters socio-political arenas. In Latin America, indigenous peoples, peasant communities, peri-urban populations, firefighters, biodiversity and ecosystems are all vulnerable and threatened. This article describes the advances, challenges, limitations and progress in the development of a new paradigm of integrated fire management with an intercultural vision in Venezuela, from its beginnings in Canaima National Park to its later convergence with government actions and those of firefighters. The use and value of fire as a land management tool and the reintroduction of traditional indigenous practices must be incorporated into a national integrated fire management plan with an intercultural vision.