Ecological knowledge associated with silvopastoral practices in the semi-arid Chaco region (Santiago del Estero, Argentina)
Background and aims: Traditional Ecological Knowledge is part of the cultural heritage of the human groups inhabiting the semi-arid Chaco region. Until now such knowledge has not been studied in its silvopastoral context, an important socio-economic activity in the region. The aim of this work was t...
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Traditional ecological knowledge silvopastoral practices semi-arid Chaco Conocimiento ecológico tradicional prácticas silvopastoriles Chaco semiárido Roger, Enrique Ecological knowledge associated with silvopastoral practices in the semi-arid Chaco region (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) |
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Ecological knowledge associated with silvopastoral practices in the semi-arid Chaco region (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) |
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Ecological knowledge associated with silvopastoral practices in the semi-arid Chaco region (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) |
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ecological knowledge associated with silvopastoral practices in the semi-arid chaco region (santiago del estero, argentina) |
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Background and aims: Traditional Ecological Knowledge is part of the cultural heritage of the human groups inhabiting the semi-arid Chaco region. Until now such knowledge has not been studied in its silvopastoral context, an important socio-economic activity in the region. The aim of this work was to analyze current local ecological knowledge in the aforementioned context, and to identify, characterize and value the plant species involved.
M&M: The study was carried out in the northeast of Santiago del Estero province (Argentine). There, with prior informed consent, interviews were conducted with 55 people selected through the "snowball" technique. In addition, ethnobotanical walks were carried out in which the ethnographic aspects related to silvopastoral practices were recorded. In turn, ecological environments were characterized, and the social, cultural and productive context was analyzed. The silvopastoral valuation index was constructed to rank hierarchically the species mentioned by the interviewees.
Results: Information related to the main characteristics of the social and productive system, the practices that ecological knowledge guided, the plant and animal species involved in this context, management strategies, forms of provision, contributions by environmental units and local valuation of the species are presented. The value of local flora in traditional silvopastoral systems is discussed.
Conclusions: The results of this research show the importance of ecological knowledge in the main local socio-productive practice, which can be useful for management strategies of plant diversity conservation. |
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I10-R325-article-290502021-02-18T22:39:31Z Ecological knowledge associated with silvopastoral practices in the semi-arid Chaco region (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) Conocimiento ecológico asociado a las prácticas silvopastoriles en la Región Chaqueña Semiárida (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) Conhecimento ecológico associado a práticas de silvopastoril na região do Chaco semiárido (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) Roger, Enrique Traditional ecological knowledge silvopastoral practices semi-arid Chaco Conocimiento ecológico tradicional prácticas silvopastoriles Chaco semiárido Background and aims: Traditional Ecological Knowledge is part of the cultural heritage of the human groups inhabiting the semi-arid Chaco region. Until now such knowledge has not been studied in its silvopastoral context, an important socio-economic activity in the region. The aim of this work was to analyze current local ecological knowledge in the aforementioned context, and to identify, characterize and value the plant species involved. M&M: The study was carried out in the northeast of Santiago del Estero province (Argentine). There, with prior informed consent, interviews were conducted with 55 people selected through the "snowball" technique. In addition, ethnobotanical walks were carried out in which the ethnographic aspects related to silvopastoral practices were recorded. In turn, ecological environments were characterized, and the social, cultural and productive context was analyzed. The silvopastoral valuation index was constructed to rank hierarchically the species mentioned by the interviewees. Results: Information related to the main characteristics of the social and productive system, the practices that ecological knowledge guided, the plant and animal species involved in this context, management strategies, forms of provision, contributions by environmental units and local valuation of the species are presented. The value of local flora in traditional silvopastoral systems is discussed. Conclusions: The results of this research show the importance of ecological knowledge in the main local socio-productive practice, which can be useful for management strategies of plant diversity conservation. Introducción y objetivos: El Conocimiento Ecológico Tradicional forma parte del patrimonio cultural de los grupos humanos que habitan la región chaqueña semiárida. Hasta el presente no se lo había estudiado en el contexto silvopastoril, actividad socio-económica de importancia en la región. El objetivo del trabajo fue analizar el conocimiento ecológico actual en el contexto mencionado, e identificar, caracterizar y valorar las especies vegetales involucradas. M&M: El estudio se realizó en el noreste de la provincia de Santiago del Estero (Argentina). Allí, previo consentimiento informado, se hicieron entrevistas a 55 personas seleccionadas a través de la técnica “bola de nieve”. Además, se hicieron caminatas etnobotánicas en las que se registraron los aspectos etnográficos relacionados con las practicas silvopastoriles. A su vez, se caracterizaron los ambientes ecológicos, y se analizó el contexto social, cultural y productivo. Se construyó el índice de valoración silvopastoril para valorar jerárquicamente las especies mencionadas por los entrevistados. Resultados: Se presenta información relacionada con las principales características del sistema social y productivo, las prácticas que el conocimiento ecológico orientó, las especies vegetales y animales involucradas en este contexto, estrategias de manejo, formas de provisión, aportes por unidades ambientales y valoración local de las especies. Se discute el valor de la flora local en los sistemas silvopastoriles tradicionales. Conclusiones: Los resultados de esta investigación dejan constancia de la importancia del conocimiento ecológico en la principal práctica socio-productiva local, que puede ser útil al momento de definir estrategias de manejo y conservación de la diversidad vegetal. Introdução e objetivos: O conhecimento ecológico tradicional (CET) faz parte do patrimônio cultural dos grupos humanos que habitam a região semi-árida do Chaco. Até o momento, ainda não havia sido estudado no contexto silvipastoril, uma atividade socioeconômica de importância na região. O conhecimento ecológico tradicional local foi avaliado, com base nas narrativas e na observação das práticas norteadas por esse conhecimento no contexto silvipastoril. M&M: O estudo foi realizado no nordeste da província de Santiago del Estero, ao redor do Parque Nacional de Copo, uma área de importância ecológica e cultural para a região. Lá, 55 pessoas foram entrevistadas, com consentimento prévio e informado, usando a técnica “bola de neve”. Além disso, foram realizados passeios etnobotánicos, nos quais foram registrados os aspectos etnográficos relacionados às práticas silvipastoris. Foram caracterizados ambientes ecológicos e analisado o contexto social, cultural e produtivo. Resultados: As principais práticas que orientaram o conhecimento ecológico foram identificadas e verificou-se que cerca de 180 espécies de plantas estão relacionadas ao ambiente silvipastoril local, pouco menos da metade das espécies que compõem a flora local. As plantas foram incluídas em catorze "etnocategorias", com a maior riqueza específica sendo forrageira, veterinária, tóxica para animais e combustíveis. Conclusões: O conhecimento sobre práticas silvipastoris foi resgatado e o valor desse conhecimento ecológico local e conhecimento de espécies nativas foi evidenciado por sua contribuição para as principais práticas sócio-produtivas locais. Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 2020-12-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/29050 10.31055/1851.2372.v55.n4.29050 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica (Journal of the Argentine Botanical Society; Vol. 55 No. 4 (2020): December; 661-679 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica; Vol. 55 Núm. 4 (2020): Diciembre; 661-679 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica; v. 55 n. 4 (2020): Diciembre; 661-679 1851-2372 0373-580X 10.31055/1851.2372.v55.n4 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/29050/31827 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/29050/31828 Derechos de autor 2020 Enrique Roger https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |