Synergistic vulnerabilities: climate variability and fire management policy increase farming challenges in southeastern Mexico

Monzón-Alvarado, Claudia; Keys, Eric

doi:10.1007/s10113-016-1035-y

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“…In this framework, the collective management of resources has gained new attention from the scientific community. Related to this theme is the contribution of Monzón-Alvarado and Keys [57], who used a participatory approach for analysing local fire knowledge, practices, and outcomes. They focused on six ejidos, collectively managed lands in Mexico characterised by a rotating agricultural system, where fire is used as a land management tool.…”

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“…Another concept mentioned in many studies is the role of traditional knowledge in managing forest fire risk. As in the ejidos collective systems described by Monzón-Alvarado and Keys [57], the traditional use of fire as an instrument of land management has been fundamental in many agricultural systems. Moreover, traditional ecological knowledge constitutes beneficial cultural capital for resilience development.…”

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Application of the Socio-Ecological System Framework to Forest Fire Risk Management: A Systematic Literature Review

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Although increasing concern about climate change has raised awareness of the fundamental role of forest ecosystems, forests are threatened by human-induced impacts worldwide. Among them, wildfire risk is clearly the result of the interaction between human activities, ecological domains, and climate. However, a clear understanding of these interactions is still needed both at the global and local levels. Numerous studies have proven the validity of the socioecological system (SES) approach in addressing this kind of interdisciplinary issue. Therefore, a systematic review of the existing literature on the application of SES frameworks to forest ecosystems is carried out, with a specific focus on wildfire risk management. The results demonstrate the existence of different methodological approaches that can be grouped into seven main categories, which range from qualitative analysis to quantitative spatially explicit investigations. The strengths and limitations of the approaches are discussed, with a specific reference to the geographical setting of the works. The research suggests the importance of local community involvement and local knowledge consideration in wildfire risk management. This review provides a starting point for future research on forest SES and a supporting tool for the development of a sustainable wildfire risk adaptation and mitigation strategy.

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Section: Social Science Techniquesmentioning

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Application of the Socio-Ecological System Framework to Forest Fire Risk Management: A Systematic Literature Review

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“…While a detailed assessment is needed, preliminary evidence suggests limited long-term adoption of such practices [132]. Official adoption of integrated fire management approaches is still relatively recent, in many regions its instrumentalization is still in an early phase [153], and traditional fire knowledge often ignored or vilified [150,154,155].…”

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“…These practices are often perceived as synonymous with wildfires and deforestation, even though scholars urge for more nuanced and contextualized assessments [148,150]. For instance, the gradual loss of traditional fire knowledge has been shown to be associated with poor fire management and increased wildfire risk [155,172]. Swidden milpa agriculture is still demonized [47,148].…”

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Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Community Forest Management: Evolution and Limitations in Mexican Forest Law, Policy and Practice

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Fernández

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et al. 2020

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Community forest management (CFM) is often a field of encounter between knowledge systems, where a conventional forestry blueprint is frequently applied in contexts rich in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). This is the case in Mexico, a bioculturally diverse country and a reference of community forestry. Based on a review of laws, policies, literature, and empirical examples, we explore technical, epistemological, political, and contextual dimensions associated with the inclusion and exclusion of TEK in CFM in Mexico. Our analysis is composed of three steps: (1) A diachronic analysis of how TEK and associated practices have been considered by federal forest laws and codes (1960–2018), (2) a diachronic analysis of the scope of conventional forestry and its evolution in time and space, and (3) situated examples illustrating the inclusion and exclusion of TEK in CFM. We argue that: (1) Legal recognition of TEK as a concept does not necessarily entail the legal recognition of all traditional management practices; (2) the inclusion of TEK in CFM is heterogeneous across communities, ecosystems, regions, products and historical trajectories; and (3) different traditional practices are not equally integrated in CFM: traditional practices that contradict the spatial segregation of activities (i.e., land sparing) favored by conventional forestry tend to be less easily accepted or ignored by government institutions.

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“…Los trabajos sobre gestión del fuego desde el punto de vista social, se enfocan, en primer lugar, en las quemas agropecuarias de la población local. Esos trabajos indagan especialmente en los Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, (90) conflictos resultantes de los intentos de las autoridades gubernamentales de suprimir estas prácticas (Huffman, 2013;Monzón-Alvarado & Keys, 2017;Monzón Alvarado et al, 2019). En segundo lugar, existen investigaciones que se interesan en la identificación de los diferentes actores involucrados en la gestión y el análisis de sus funciones y en las redes de cooperación que se forman entre ellos.…”

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Configuración territorial de los actores sociales involucrados en la gestión del fuego en la sierra de Los Tuxtlas (México)

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2021

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En los últimos años, han cobrado importancia los estudios que resaltan el papel de los diferentes actores sociales que participan en la gestión del fuego. Recientemente, algunos trabajos también han incorporado una visión geográfica, indagando en los aspectos territoriales de la gestión. No obstante, hasta la fecha, existe una carencia de investigaciones de esta índole en las zonas tropicales del mundo. El presente trabajo pretende contribuir a subsanar parcialmente esta laguna de conocimiento, analizando la situación en los últimos años (2016 a 2020) en la sierra de Los Tuxtlas, México, un área con una notable incidencia de incendios forestales. Para ello, se han revisado datos oficiales y se han efectuado entrevistas con representantes de los actores involucrados. El procesamiento de los datos ha incluido el análisis de textos que revela las diversas actividades realizadas por los actores. Para profundizar en la comprensión de la configuración territorial de los actores, se presenta una cartografía de la geografía organizativa y de las redes de cooperación. Se demuestran áreas con una presencia destacada de diferentes actores y una densa red social pero también otras zonas con poca o nula actividad y se discuten las razones de esta configuración.

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Synergistic vulnerabilities: climate variability and fire management policy increase farming challenges in southeastern Mexico

Cited by 8 publications

References 52 publications

Application of the Socio-Ecological System Framework to Forest Fire Risk Management: A Systematic Literature Review

Application of the Socio-Ecological System Framework to Forest Fire Risk Management: A Systematic Literature Review

Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Community Forest Management: Evolution and Limitations in Mexican Forest Law, Policy and Practice

Configuración territorial de los actores sociales involucrados en la gestión del fuego en la sierra de Los Tuxtlas (México)

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