Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon: Perception of Its Causes and Actors in Puerto Guzmán, Putumayo

Oscar Hernando Eraso Terán; Anna Badia; Meritxell Gisbert Traveria

doi:10.3390/f16030491

Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon: Perception of Its Causes and Actors in Puerto Guzmán, Putumayo

Oscar Hernando Eraso Terán, Anna Badia, Meritxell Gisbert Traveria

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La desforestació del municipi de Puerto Guzmán, a l'Amazònia colombiana, ha augmentat significativament en els darrers anys amb conseqüències negatives per als ecosistemes de la regió. Aquest article té com a objectiu explorar les percepcions locals sobre les causes i actors de la desforestació a Puerto Guzmán mitjançant un enfocament qualitatiu. Es van fer servir entrevistes semiestructurades i una revisió documental com a tècniques de recollida de dades. En total es van dur a terme 25 entrevistes amb diferents parts interessades entre juny i octubre del 2022. Es va utilitzar el programari ATLAS.ti 9 per al processament de les dades. L'estudi va trobar que les principals causes percebudes de la desforestació a Puerto Guzmán són els ramaders extensius, l'extracció il·legal de minerals i els cultius il·legals. Els actors principals de la desforestació inclouen empresaris i ramaders de Caquetá, així com grups armats locals implicats en el cultiu il·lícit de plantes i l'extracció il·legal de minerals, que generen violència i intimidació a la comunitat. Gairebé tots els actors pertanyen a la comunitat local, amb l'excepció d'alguns membres dels grups armats que provenen d'altres regions. Els diferents actors entrevistats van identificar l'educació com una possible solució alternativa i van suggerir millores als programes de substitució de cultius il·lícits. Es va concloure que hi ha una pèrdua de confiança entre els actors que viuen a Puerto Guzmán, particularment en relació amb la gestió dels fons de cooperació internacional destinats a donar suport als esforços per reduir la desforestació. Les comunitats són conscients d'aquests recursos i afirmen que els pertanyen i, per tant, esperen que se'ls lliurin directament.

Idioma original	Anglès
Número d’article	491
Nombre de pàgines	23
Revista	Forests
Volum	16
Número	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/f16030491
Estat de la publicació	Publicada - 11 de març 2025

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