Los fires outside the protected wild areas are increasing more and more, regardless of the occurrence of El Niño or the girl. This is due to Costa Rica has recovered forest coverage in recent years, then there is more and more risk.
Los Ecosystems affected are divided into primary and secondary forest, where the primary is the one that has not been affected by human beings in recent time and has a lot of years. The secondary forest, meanwhile, was naturally regenerated after being affected by forest fires or other disturbance.
And Well, the country is recovering forest coverage, these areas are not yet recovered 100% so they are more likely to burn again and precisely this is what is happening. For that reason, it is betting on the formation of the brigades and they are given resources and technologies to prevent and extinguish fires.
fire is a problem for Costa Rica
The Inter -American Institute for Agriculture Cooperation (IICA) recently reported that trained 75 brigades from the Guanacaste Conservation Area (North Pacific), in Costa Rica, in on drone management to reduce the digital divide in the combat of forest fires.
The IICA with the support of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (Minae) of Costa Rica, LLThis training day was carried out within the framework of the Forest Firefighter Day Celebrationdate that recognizes the commitment of those who are dedicated to the fight against forest fires and the protection of natural resources.
«The demonstration addressed the legislation of the country that regulates the use of drones, security concepts and emphasis was given to potential applications. After this using light drones, practice flights were made within what allowed the aviation standards and security criteria, ”said the coordinator of the Digital Manufacturing Laboratory and Community Innovation (Fablab-Linc), Jonathan Castro.
In the Training were represented seven voluntary forest fire brigades from Costa Rica and also attended the rangers, managers and personnel related to the issue of fire management.
«The training was super important, will allow us to act from another perspective, already using technology to get more easily to fires or know at the time it can be attacked and where. The desire is to see all The brigades being able to pilot a drone in their communities, since they are like our eyes, those who warn us of their closest firesSaid the official of the Guanacaste Conservation Area in the Integral Fire Management Program, María Luisa Arias.
This teaching event It is part of the initiative of the IICA Agroforestal Firefighters of the Americas, which has the purpose of supporting the efforts aimed to educate, prevent and combat the problem of forest fires in the American continent.
According to the IICA, the initiative becomes transcendental, because according to data from the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), only the previous year The American continent counted an area devoured by forest fires of 952,074 square kilometersthat is, 2.24 % of its extension. 18.7 % of forest fires happened in forests, 23.6 % in savannas, 30.7 % in thickets and grasslands, 6.3 % in cultivation lands and 20.7 % in other areas.
Among the main fire conditions are The millions of tons of carbon that return to the atmosphere after decades of kidnapping by forests or biomass, soil erosion, deforestation, loss of biodiversityinterruptions of essential public services and effects on the quality of air and human health. EFE / ECOticias.com
