Wildfires in Paraguay : implications for their prevention and management
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https://doi.org/10.47133/IEUNA2115Keywords:
disturbance, fire management, land use change, wildfireAbstract
Wildfires are ubiquitous and is one of the most common natural disturbances in the world, fire is best viewed as an ecological process that has influenced diversification and adaptation of many plants and terrestrial ecosystems. However, despite their eminently natural character, forest fires represent today one of the greatest threats due to their deleterious effect on natural and human ecosystems. In Paraguay there is lack of information in the origin and occurrence of wildfires; but the causes that determine the risk of wildfires in the country do not escape from the regional and global trends. The aim of this article is to address wildfires in Paraguay from a scientific, political, social and cultural point of view and it proposes a series of recommendations for management and fire prevention.
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