Evaluación diagnóstica de la pérdida de cobertura vegetal por incendios forestales y propuesta de plan de acción para su prevención en el municipio de Puerto Carreño - Vichada
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The evaluation of fire as a tool for territorial management in comparison with environmental risk is still latent in the academic world as well as among the technicians responsible for fighting fire. From the fire ecology model, the total elimination of fires is not possible; it is absolutely a losing battle and an inexhaustible sink of resources. Climate change also magnifies it, inducing, along with other factors, a scenario in which fires will become increasingly frequent and intense, and therefore more damaging to the forest and dangerous for the population. In order to face this great challenge, it is necessary that all the decision makers involved make their provisions based on the best and updated scientific knowledge available. But, in addition, it is necessary for the scientific community to assume a complete vision of the ecological, economic, social and administrative aspects that make up forest management. This means that it is necessary to develop, to its full potential, the dialogue between the scientific community, forest managers and society in general. Ultimately, develop what some specialists call “policy science interface” (Birot, 2009). The thesis defended focuses exclusively on the management of the risk of ignition of natural origin (lightning, release of heat and flammable gases associated with fermentation processes or other reactions that take place in the natural environment, simple sparks caused by falling rocks or landslides, etc.) and anthropic, delving into all aspects of cause and effect, conceiving that this is a component of the risk of fire. At the same time, the thesis not only proposes a theoretical-conceptual analysis of the research problem, but also aims to provide the design of tools that can be included in a model for managing the risk of a forest fire in the future. Likewise, the research allowed us to address the existing problem generated by the loss of vegetation cover associated with forest fires in the municipality of Puerto Carreño, this has mainly affected the Amazon forests and the savannas of the Orinoquia, changing the vegetation cover, through transformation of natural ecosystems for the incorporation of new activities typical of the region such as agriculture.