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Workshops in 10 indigenous communities allowed reinforcing ancestral and technical knowledge to prevent forest fires and protect communal forests.To prevent forest fires and strengthen the community surveillance of forests, the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (Midagri), through the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor), carried out workshops aimed at forest custodians and members of the Community Forestry and Forest Control Committees of the district of Atalaya, in the UCAYALI region.
About 50 community members and community members belonging to indigenous peoples Ashaninka, Asheninka, Yine and Shipibo-Konibo, participated in these training days, oriented to reinforce capacities in terms of prevention of forest fires, incorporating an intercultural approach that recognizes and values the ancestral knowledge of the indigenous peoples.
During the workshops, the communities reflected on the traditional use of fire in their productive practices. Subsequently, attendees knew the fire triangle, identified the main causes and consequences of forest fires, and raised concrete prevention actions adapted to their reality.
Likewise, we worked on the identification of safe areas within the communities and in the definition of responsibilities to the possible occurrence of a fire. The articulation between technical and cultural knowledge allowed strengthening the capacity of community response to emergencies in forest fires.
These are training days that are part of the agreement between the SERFOR and the National Forest Conservation Program of the Ministry of Environment (MINAM) and the active participation of these communities evidences the commitment to the protection of their territories and the sustainable management of their natural resources.
Since Serfor we promote forest management with cultural identity. These workshops are spaces where ancestral knowledge and science are to face together the challenges of climate change, said Augusto Mosqueira, a community training specialist at the SERFOR Capacity Strengthening Department.
The SERFOR continues to implement these courses nationwide prioritizing the regions with the highest incidence of forest fires, contributing to preventive, comprehensive and articulated risk management.
