The Present Status of Fire Ecology, Traditional Use of Fire, and Fire Management in Mexico and Central America

Fire Ecology

ndez²  Manuel Romá³  Faustino Herná³  Dante Arturo Rodrí³  guez-Trejo⁴  ndez-Santiago⁴  n Chavarrí⁴  a-Sá⁵  Hé⁵  Pedro Arturo Martí⁵  ctor Ortiz-Contla⁶  nchez⁶  nez-Herná⁶ 

[1] Departamento de Suelos, DivisióDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidad AutóDivisión de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Chapingo, México

关键词: Central America;    fire management;    forest fires;    integral fire management;    Mexico;   

DOI  :  10.4996/fireecology.0701040

学科分类：生态、进化、行为和系统

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Traditionally, forest fires in Mexico, the Caribe, and Central America have been perceived, by both urban and some rural societies and government agencies, only as destructive phenomena. Certainly 40% of forest fires originate from agricultural and pastoral practices. However, there are many native rural communities that make a refined use of fire, harmonizing food production and care for the environment. In the past couple of decades, however, a slight and gradual change in perspective has occurred, such that for fire managers, preserves managers, researchers, and non-government organizations, the fire ecology as well as the management of fire by rural communities have been incorporated into what is now referred to as “integral fire management.” This term may be defined as the fusion of firefighting and prevention with the ecological use of fire and community fire management in order to preserve nature and to make the land productive. In initiating the implementation of integrated fire management, key roles have been played by national and regional governmental agencies, international and regional non-governmental agencies, as well as research universities and institutes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY