The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
This article reviews the historical framework of logging and the loss of timber wealth and the loss of forest cover in relation to rural settlement, fostered by some colonization programs and policies in the Yucatan Peninsula since the 1950s. It also analyses the efforts that are currently being mad...
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| author | Alonso Velasco, Ignacio Velasquez Torres, David |
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| description | This article reviews the historical framework of logging and the loss of timber wealth and the loss of forest cover in relation to rural settlement, fostered by some colonization programs and policies in the Yucatan Peninsula since the 1950s. It also analyses the efforts that are currently being made to mitigate and even reverse this situation, based on international public policies that have been assumed by the Mexican authorities. This qualitative work is a product of the review of academic and institutional literature. It makes it possible to see how the transition from extractive to sustainable forestry is still in a context in which geopolitics is a determining factor. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-84272021-07-12T08:20:05Z The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico El contexto geopolítico de la explotación forestal en la Península de Yucatán, México O contexto geopolítico da exploração florestal na Península de Yucatán, México Alonso Velasco, Ignacio Velasquez Torres, David forests climate change deforestation wood Yucatan Peninsula bosques cambio climático deforestación madera Península de Yucatán florestas mudança climática desmatamento madeira Península de Yucatán This article reviews the historical framework of logging and the loss of timber wealth and the loss of forest cover in relation to rural settlement, fostered by some colonization programs and policies in the Yucatan Peninsula since the 1950s. It also analyses the efforts that are currently being made to mitigate and even reverse this situation, based on international public policies that have been assumed by the Mexican authorities. This qualitative work is a product of the review of academic and institutional literature. It makes it possible to see how the transition from extractive to sustainable forestry is still in a context in which geopolitics is a determining factor. Este artículo revisa el marco histórico de la explotación forestal y de la pérdida de la riqueza maderera y de la cobertura forestal en relación con el poblamiento rural, propiciado por algunas políticas de colonización en la Península de Yucatán desde la década de 1950, como el Programa Nacional de Desmontes o proyectos económicos como el arrocero, el azucarero y el ganadero. También se analizan los esfuerzos que actualmente se están llevando a cabo para mitigar e, incluso, revertir la deforestación, con base en políticas públicas internacionales que han sido asumidas por las autoridades mexicanas. Este trabajo cualitativo es producto de la revisión de literatura académica e institucional. Permite advertir cómo el paso de la explotación forestal extractiva a la sustentable aún se sitúa en un contexto en el que la geopolítica es determinante. Este article revê o quadro histórico de exploração florestal e da perda da riqueza madeireira e da perda de cobertura florestal em relação a assentamentos rurais, fomentada por alguns programas e políticas de colonização na Península de Yucatán desde a década de 1950. Analisa também os esforços que estão sendo feitos actualmente para mitigar e até reverter essa situação, com base em políticas públicas internacionais assumidas pelas autoridades mexicanas. Este trabalho qualitativo é produto da revisão da literatura acadêmica e institucional. É possível ver como a transição da silvicultura extrativista para a silvicultura sustentável ainda está em um contexto em que a geopolítica é um fator determinante. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2019-03-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/8427 10.19053/01233769.8427 Perspectiva Geográfica; Vol. 24 Núm. 1 (2019) Perspectiva Geográfica; Vol. 24 Núm. 1 (2019) Perspectiva Geográfica; v. 24 n. 1 (2019) 2500-8684 0123-3769 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/8427/7565 Derechos de autor 2019 Perspectiva Geográfica |
| spellingShingle | forests climate change deforestation wood Yucatan Peninsula bosques cambio climático deforestación madera Península de Yucatán florestas mudança climática desmatamento madeira Península de Yucatán Alonso Velasco, Ignacio Velasquez Torres, David The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
| title | The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
| title_alt | El contexto geopolítico de la explotación forestal en la Península de Yucatán, México O contexto geopolítico da exploração florestal na Península de Yucatán, México |
| title_full | The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
| title_short | The geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
| title_sort | geopolitical context of forest exploitation in the yucatan peninsula mexico |
| topic | forests climate change deforestation wood Yucatan Peninsula bosques cambio climático deforestación madera Península de Yucatán florestas mudança climática desmatamento madeira Península de Yucatán |
| topic_facet | forests climate change deforestation wood Yucatan Peninsula bosques cambio climático deforestación madera Península de Yucatán florestas mudança climática desmatamento madeira Península de Yucatán |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/8427 |
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