‘Yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation

Background and aims: ‘Yaquispala’ is the local name given to Puya yakespala in the Municipality of Iruya, Salta province, Argentina. It is an endemic plant in the north of the province and declared by official organisms as an endangered species to be protected. Even when it is mentioned only to Sant...

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Autor principal: Bartl, Bárbara
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Publicado: Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 2019
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topic Biocultural diversity
conservation
ethnobotany
Iruya
local practices
memory
Puya yakespala.
Conservación
diversidad biocultural
etnobotánica
Iruya
memoria
prácticas locales
Puya yakespala.
spellingShingle Biocultural diversity
conservation
ethnobotany
Iruya
local practices
memory
Puya yakespala.
Conservación
diversidad biocultural
etnobotánica
Iruya
memoria
prácticas locales
Puya yakespala.
Bartl, Bárbara
‘Yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation
topic_facet Biocultural diversity
conservation
ethnobotany
Iruya
local practices
memory
Puya yakespala.
Conservación
diversidad biocultural
etnobotánica
Iruya
memoria
prácticas locales
Puya yakespala.
author Bartl, Bárbara
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title ‘Yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation
title_short ‘Yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation
title_full ‘Yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation
title_fullStr ‘Yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation
title_full_unstemmed ‘Yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation
title_sort ‘yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation
description Background and aims: ‘Yaquispala’ is the local name given to Puya yakespala in the Municipality of Iruya, Salta province, Argentina. It is an endemic plant in the north of the province and declared by official organisms as an endangered species to be protected. Even when it is mentioned only to Santa Victoria Department in floristic repertories, it has been recorded in Iruya Department where this research is conducted. This contribution seeks to be a first approach to the contextualization of ‘yaquispala’ uses, as well as to local management practices related to this plant.M&M: Ethnographic fieldwork was performed, along which observations in different contexts and both open and semi-structured interviews (referred to the approached subject) to 25 people were carried out in Iruya village and Rodeo Colorado. Reference plant material was collected.Results: The plant itself as well as related practices are described by means of local terms. As with practices, local uses are described having in mind contexts, moments and memories to which they are linked. Finally, it is focused on local management practices of the species, mainly burning and harvesting.Conclusions: By means of this case, it is intended to reflect on local practices and the importance of their inclusion in discussions, regulations and policies related to conservation of biocultural diversity.
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spelling I10-R10-article-253692019-12-14T13:45:22Z ‘Yaquispala’: local practices, memory and conservation ‘La yaquispala’: prácticas locales, memoria y conservación Bartl, Bárbara Biocultural diversity conservation ethnobotany Iruya local practices memory Puya yakespala. Conservación diversidad biocultural etnobotánica Iruya memoria prácticas locales Puya yakespala. Background and aims: ‘Yaquispala’ is the local name given to Puya yakespala in the Municipality of Iruya, Salta province, Argentina. It is an endemic plant in the north of the province and declared by official organisms as an endangered species to be protected. Even when it is mentioned only to Santa Victoria Department in floristic repertories, it has been recorded in Iruya Department where this research is conducted. This contribution seeks to be a first approach to the contextualization of ‘yaquispala’ uses, as well as to local management practices related to this plant.M&M: Ethnographic fieldwork was performed, along which observations in different contexts and both open and semi-structured interviews (referred to the approached subject) to 25 people were carried out in Iruya village and Rodeo Colorado. Reference plant material was collected.Results: The plant itself as well as related practices are described by means of local terms. As with practices, local uses are described having in mind contexts, moments and memories to which they are linked. Finally, it is focused on local management practices of the species, mainly burning and harvesting.Conclusions: By means of this case, it is intended to reflect on local practices and the importance of their inclusion in discussions, regulations and policies related to conservation of biocultural diversity. Introducción y objetivos: ‘Yaquispala’ es el nombre local que recibe Puya yakespala en la zona del Municipio de Iruya, provincia de Salta, Argentina. Se trata de una planta endémica del norte de la provincia, declarada desde organismos del Estado como especie amenazada y a ser protegida. Si bien en los catálogos florísticos ha sido mencionada únicamente para el Departamento de Santa Victoria, esta investigación se desarrolla en el Departamento de Iruya, donde hemos observado su presencia. Este trabajo busca ser un primer acercamiento etnobotánico a los usos contextualizados de la ‘yaquispala’, así como a las prácticas de manejo locales asociadas a esta planta. M&M: Se realizó trabajo de campo de carácter etnográfico, con observaciones en diferentes contextos, así como entrevistas abiertas y semiestructuradas con 25 personas (sobre este tema en particular) en el pueblo de Iruya y Rodeo Colorado. Se recolectó a su vez material vegetal de referencia. Resultados: Se describen en términos locales la planta misma y las prácticas vinculadas con esta especie en la zona; con respecto a las prácticas, se describen los usos dados a esta especie teniendo en consideración contextos, momentos y memorias con los que se encuentran vinculados; por último, se focaliza en las prácticas de manejo locales de esta especie, fundamentalmente las quemas y la recolección. Conclusiones: A partir de este caso se pretende aportar en las discusiones referidas a las prácticas locales y la relevancia de considerarlas en los debates, normativas y políticas asociadas a la conservación de la diversidad biocultural. Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 2019-09-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo original application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/25369 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica (Journal of the Argentine Botanical Society; Vol. 54 No. 3 (2019): September; 451-471 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica; Vol. 54 Núm. 3 (2019): Septiembre; 451-471 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica; v. 54 n. 3 (2019): Septiembre; 451-471 1851-2372 0373-580X 10.31055/1851.2372.v54.n3 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/25369/24678 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/25369/27434 Derechos de autor 2019 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica