Towards Integrated Fire Management: Strengthening Forest Fire Legislation and Policies in the Andean Community of Nations
This study analyzes forest fire legislation and policies in the Andean Community of Nations (ACN)—Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia—focusing on prevention and control. Using a comparative law approach, similarities, differences, and implementation challenges were identified. Ecuador and Peru have...
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| author | Liliana Correa-Quezada Víctor Carrión-Correa Carolina López Daniel Segura Vinicio Carrión-Paladines |
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| description | This study analyzes forest fire legislation and policies in the Andean Community of Nations (ACN)—Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia—focusing on prevention and control. Using a comparative law approach, similarities, differences, and implementation challenges were identified. Ecuador and Peru have more comprehensive legal structures, while Colombia’s is simpler, and Bolivia falls in between. To address these gaps, this study proposes an Andean Directive for Integrated Fire Management (ADIFM) to harmonize policies and incorporate fire ecology, ancestral knowledge, education, monitoring technologies, and post-fire restoration. This regulatory framework, tailored to Andean ecological and sociocultural conditions, would optimize fire management and strengthen ecosystem resilience. Additionally, harmonizing sanctions and regulations at the regional level would ensure more coherent and effective governance. The ADIFM would provide strategic guidance for policymakers, fostering sustainable fire management and environmental restoration across Andean ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ba604d1ff7042e795311dc2c45fc4ee2025-08-20T03:36:18ZengMDPI AGFire2571-62552025-07-018726610.3390/fire8070266Towards Integrated Fire Management: Strengthening Forest Fire Legislation and Policies in the Andean Community of NationsLiliana Correa-Quezada0Víctor Carrión-Correa1Carolina López2Daniel Segura3Vinicio Carrión-Paladines4Departamento de Ciencias Jurídicas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto S/N, Loja C.P. 1101608, EcuadorCarrera en Ciencias de la Computación, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto S/N, Loja C.P. 1101608, EcuadorPrograma Amazonía sin Fuego (PASF), Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica, Avenida Amazonas N34-451 y Patria, Quito C.P. 170526, EcuadorPrograma Amazonía sin Fuego (PASF), Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica, Avenida Amazonas N34-451 y Patria, Quito C.P. 170526, EcuadorDepartamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto S/N, Loja C.P. 1101608, EcuadorThis study analyzes forest fire legislation and policies in the Andean Community of Nations (ACN)—Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia—focusing on prevention and control. Using a comparative law approach, similarities, differences, and implementation challenges were identified. Ecuador and Peru have more comprehensive legal structures, while Colombia’s is simpler, and Bolivia falls in between. To address these gaps, this study proposes an Andean Directive for Integrated Fire Management (ADIFM) to harmonize policies and incorporate fire ecology, ancestral knowledge, education, monitoring technologies, and post-fire restoration. This regulatory framework, tailored to Andean ecological and sociocultural conditions, would optimize fire management and strengthen ecosystem resilience. Additionally, harmonizing sanctions and regulations at the regional level would ensure more coherent and effective governance. The ADIFM would provide strategic guidance for policymakers, fostering sustainable fire management and environmental restoration across Andean ecosystems.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/7/266andean regionandean community of nationscomparative lawcurrent legislationforest fires |
| spellingShingle | Liliana Correa-Quezada Víctor Carrión-Correa Carolina López Daniel Segura Vinicio Carrión-Paladines Towards Integrated Fire Management: Strengthening Forest Fire Legislation and Policies in the Andean Community of Nations Fire andean region andean community of nations comparative law current legislation forest fires |
| title | Towards Integrated Fire Management: Strengthening Forest Fire Legislation and Policies in the Andean Community of Nations |
| title_full | Towards Integrated Fire Management: Strengthening Forest Fire Legislation and Policies in the Andean Community of Nations |
| title_fullStr | Towards Integrated Fire Management: Strengthening Forest Fire Legislation and Policies in the Andean Community of Nations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards Integrated Fire Management: Strengthening Forest Fire Legislation and Policies in the Andean Community of Nations |
| title_short | Towards Integrated Fire Management: Strengthening Forest Fire Legislation and Policies in the Andean Community of Nations |
| title_sort | towards integrated fire management strengthening forest fire legislation and policies in the andean community of nations |
| topic | andean region andean community of nations comparative law current legislation forest fires |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/7/266 |
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