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17 mayo 2011
UE e Indonesia firman un acuerdo sobre la madera ilegal
Etiquetado en:
aprovechamientos forestales
,
gestión forestal
,
industria forestal
,
política forestal
visto en www.bbc.co.uk
Indonesia and the European Union have finalised an agreement aimed at ending the trade in illegally-sourced wood.
The agreement will mean that EU companies will only be able to import timber that is certified as complying with Indonesian environmental laws.
The East Asian nation possesses some of the world's most lavish forests, which in turn support spectacular wildlife.
The EU has concluded similar deals with four African countries, and Liberia is expected to follow suit next week.
The deal - signed in Jakarta - is known as a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA).
"Not only is Indonesia the first Asian country to conclude VPA negotiations with the EU, it is also by far the largest timber exporter to enter into such an agreement," said EU trade commissioner Karel de Gucht.
Currently, European countries import about $1.2bn (£720m) worth of timber and paper from Indonesia each year.
This accounts for about one-sixth of the nation's exports.
Importing problems
Last year, a major assessment concluded that the rate of illegal logging in Indonesia had declined by about 75% over the preceding decade.
Even so, it said, 40% of the timber harvested was illegal.
This was despite an initiative dating back to 2003 in which the government, alongside environmental groups and some companies, attempted to rein in illegal loggers, processors and exporters.
Meanwhile, the US and EU have recently stepped up measures designed to block wood and wood products of illegal origin.
The US amended the Lacey Act so that companies are responsible for making sure their imports are legal, and the totemic Gibson guitar company is among those investigated as a result.
Last year, the European Parliament passed legislation with similar components, which comes into effect in March 2013.
Indonesian Forestry Minister Hasan Zulkifli said this sort of move was also essential for tackling the problem.
"Illegal logging is stimulated by high demand for illegal timber and timber products.
"Therefore, efforts to combat illegal logging will not be effective if we only address the supply side, ignoring the demand side," he said.
Mardi Minangsari of Indonesian environment group Telapak said she was hopeful that tackling both ends of the chain would bring results.
"We have worked hard with other stakeholders to design a system that will involve independent auditing and independent monitoring by civil society," she said.
"Also, we know that the new legislation in the US and EU preventing the entry of illegal timber has played a big role in convincing industry of the need to transform the way timber is harvested in Indonesia."
Companies wanting to export to the EU will have to be able to track their products from forest to exporting port.
Independent auditors - yet to be appointed - will be charged with verifying that companies' tracking is up to standard.
These auditors will report back to a joint Indonesian-EU committee.
Although only exports to Europe are covered by the agreement, the EU hopes that setting up the system will help Indonesia curb illegal logging and illegal exports across the board.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani says Indonesian products will have to provide a certificate confirming they have not been sourced from protected forests
"By engaging with Indonesia, by having a good process to look at the legislative framework and identify the gaps, we hope to help them improve the whole situation," a European Commission official told BBC News.
Responsible sources
Despite the optimism, campaigers warned that challenges remain.
"This is an incredibly important milestone," said Faith Doherty, leader of the Environmental Investigation Agency's (EIA) forest campaign, who was kidnapped in Indonesia a decade ago during a mission to uncover forest crime.
"[However,] the core issue at the heart of illegal logging and the illegal trade has always been corruption, and credible transparency is the key to this VPA's success.
"Even though the agreement is now with us, a major challenge lies ahead in keeping it free from corruption and ensuring that the government of Indonesia implements it properly and with robust transparency."
Generally, restrictions on the timber trade have had a mixed reception in the industry.
Some companies see it as a threat to their business - others, as an opportunity, ensuring that responsible practices are not penalised and that the supply of raw materials will be safeguarded.
Commenting on the latest agreement, Andre de Boer, secretary-general of the European Timber Trade Federation, congratulated the Indonesian and EU decision-makers.
"This regulation will support our quest for a level playing field in the market, encouraging buyers to purchase legal and sustainable timber, and therefore supporting producers who act responsibly," he said.
The EU is expected to conclude a similar agreement next week with Liberia.
A decade ago, the West African republic saw exceptionally rapacious logging, with armed factions trading timber concessions for weapons, prolonging the years of bloody civil conflict.
Indonesia and the European Union have finalised an agreement aimed at ending the trade in illegally-sourced wood.
The agreement will mean that EU companies will only be able to import timber that is certified as complying with Indonesian environmental laws.
The East Asian nation possesses some of the world's most lavish forests, which in turn support spectacular wildlife.
The EU has concluded similar deals with four African countries, and Liberia is expected to follow suit next week.
The deal - signed in Jakarta - is known as a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA).
"Not only is Indonesia the first Asian country to conclude VPA negotiations with the EU, it is also by far the largest timber exporter to enter into such an agreement," said EU trade commissioner Karel de Gucht.
Currently, European countries import about $1.2bn (£720m) worth of timber and paper from Indonesia each year.
This accounts for about one-sixth of the nation's exports.
Importing problems
Last year, a major assessment concluded that the rate of illegal logging in Indonesia had declined by about 75% over the preceding decade.
Even so, it said, 40% of the timber harvested was illegal.
This was despite an initiative dating back to 2003 in which the government, alongside environmental groups and some companies, attempted to rein in illegal loggers, processors and exporters.
Meanwhile, the US and EU have recently stepped up measures designed to block wood and wood products of illegal origin.
The US amended the Lacey Act so that companies are responsible for making sure their imports are legal, and the totemic Gibson guitar company is among those investigated as a result.
Last year, the European Parliament passed legislation with similar components, which comes into effect in March 2013.
Indonesian Forestry Minister Hasan Zulkifli said this sort of move was also essential for tackling the problem.
"Illegal logging is stimulated by high demand for illegal timber and timber products.
"Therefore, efforts to combat illegal logging will not be effective if we only address the supply side, ignoring the demand side," he said.
Mardi Minangsari of Indonesian environment group Telapak said she was hopeful that tackling both ends of the chain would bring results.
"We have worked hard with other stakeholders to design a system that will involve independent auditing and independent monitoring by civil society," she said.
"Also, we know that the new legislation in the US and EU preventing the entry of illegal timber has played a big role in convincing industry of the need to transform the way timber is harvested in Indonesia."
Companies wanting to export to the EU will have to be able to track their products from forest to exporting port.
Independent auditors - yet to be appointed - will be charged with verifying that companies' tracking is up to standard.
These auditors will report back to a joint Indonesian-EU committee.
Although only exports to Europe are covered by the agreement, the EU hopes that setting up the system will help Indonesia curb illegal logging and illegal exports across the board.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani says Indonesian products will have to provide a certificate confirming they have not been sourced from protected forests
"By engaging with Indonesia, by having a good process to look at the legislative framework and identify the gaps, we hope to help them improve the whole situation," a European Commission official told BBC News.
Responsible sources
Despite the optimism, campaigers warned that challenges remain.
"This is an incredibly important milestone," said Faith Doherty, leader of the Environmental Investigation Agency's (EIA) forest campaign, who was kidnapped in Indonesia a decade ago during a mission to uncover forest crime.
"[However,] the core issue at the heart of illegal logging and the illegal trade has always been corruption, and credible transparency is the key to this VPA's success.
"Even though the agreement is now with us, a major challenge lies ahead in keeping it free from corruption and ensuring that the government of Indonesia implements it properly and with robust transparency."
Generally, restrictions on the timber trade have had a mixed reception in the industry.
Some companies see it as a threat to their business - others, as an opportunity, ensuring that responsible practices are not penalised and that the supply of raw materials will be safeguarded.
Commenting on the latest agreement, Andre de Boer, secretary-general of the European Timber Trade Federation, congratulated the Indonesian and EU decision-makers.
"This regulation will support our quest for a level playing field in the market, encouraging buyers to purchase legal and sustainable timber, and therefore supporting producers who act responsibly," he said.
The EU is expected to conclude a similar agreement next week with Liberia.
A decade ago, the West African republic saw exceptionally rapacious logging, with armed factions trading timber concessions for weapons, prolonging the years of bloody civil conflict.
Appel du WWF à protéger à la protection d'une forêt équatoriale d'Indonésie
Etiquetado en:
conservación
,
especies
,
gestión forestal
,
restauración forestal
fuente AFP
JAKARTA — Le Fonds mondial pour la nature (WWF) a lancé lundi un appel urgent à la protection d'une forêt équatoriale d'Indonésie menacée par un projet de plantation, où des caméras ont réussi à filmer des tigres de Sumatra menacés d'extinction.
Les images vidéos diffusées par WWF, prises par des caméras à infra-rouge, montrent douze tigres, dont des mères avec leurs petits, dans la région de Bukit Tigapulu, dans l'est de l'île de Sumatra.
Cette vaste zone est fortement victime de la déforestation pour développer des plantations de palmiers à huile et d'arbres pour la production de papier, deux secteurs en pleine expansion en Indonésie.
Le WWF a précisé que le nombre de tigres filmés par les caméras en mars et avril était "le plus important pris en vidéo" par l'organisation.
Il resterait moins de 400 tigres de Sumatra vivant à l'état sauvage sur l'immense île indonésienne, selon les experts.
"Cette vidéo confirme l'extrême importance de ces forêts dans l'écosystème de Tigapuluh. Nous appelons toutes les sociétés y ayant obtenu des concessions à abandonner leurs projets de déboisement et à protéger cette zone à forte valeur de conservation", a déclaré Anwar Purwoto, directeur pour les forêts à WWF Indonésie.
Les douze tigres ont été filmés dans une concession forestière obtenue par la société Barito Pacific Timber, fournisseur d'Asia Pulp and Paper (PAP), un géant asiatique de la pulpe à papier, selon le communiqué de WWF.
Les autorités indonésiennes ont annoncé en 2010 un moratoire de deux ans (2011 et 2012) sur les permis de déforestation de forêts naturelles et de tourbières, en échange notamment d'une aide d'un milliard de dollars de la Norvège. Mais le décret n'a pas été encore signé par le président Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Dans le monde, la population de tigres sauvages a chuté en un siècle d'environ 100.000 à 3.200 individus, selon le WWF.
JAKARTA — Le Fonds mondial pour la nature (WWF) a lancé lundi un appel urgent à la protection d'une forêt équatoriale d'Indonésie menacée par un projet de plantation, où des caméras ont réussi à filmer des tigres de Sumatra menacés d'extinction.
Les images vidéos diffusées par WWF, prises par des caméras à infra-rouge, montrent douze tigres, dont des mères avec leurs petits, dans la région de Bukit Tigapulu, dans l'est de l'île de Sumatra.
Cette vaste zone est fortement victime de la déforestation pour développer des plantations de palmiers à huile et d'arbres pour la production de papier, deux secteurs en pleine expansion en Indonésie.
Le WWF a précisé que le nombre de tigres filmés par les caméras en mars et avril était "le plus important pris en vidéo" par l'organisation.
Il resterait moins de 400 tigres de Sumatra vivant à l'état sauvage sur l'immense île indonésienne, selon les experts.
"Cette vidéo confirme l'extrême importance de ces forêts dans l'écosystème de Tigapuluh. Nous appelons toutes les sociétés y ayant obtenu des concessions à abandonner leurs projets de déboisement et à protéger cette zone à forte valeur de conservation", a déclaré Anwar Purwoto, directeur pour les forêts à WWF Indonésie.
Les douze tigres ont été filmés dans une concession forestière obtenue par la société Barito Pacific Timber, fournisseur d'Asia Pulp and Paper (PAP), un géant asiatique de la pulpe à papier, selon le communiqué de WWF.
Les autorités indonésiennes ont annoncé en 2010 un moratoire de deux ans (2011 et 2012) sur les permis de déforestation de forêts naturelles et de tourbières, en échange notamment d'une aide d'un milliard de dollars de la Norvège. Mais le décret n'a pas été encore signé par le président Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Dans le monde, la population de tigres sauvages a chuté en un siècle d'environ 100.000 à 3.200 individus, selon le WWF.
Ghana Fights Deforestation
Etiquetado en:
año internacional de los bosques 2011
,
gestión forestal
visto en modernghana.com
The activities of illegal chainsaw operators, bad agricultural practices and bush burning are eroding Ghana's forest cover but the country is adopting various measures to save its forest.
The Ministry of lands and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission with support from the nation's development partners, is addressing unregulated mining, excessive harvesting of wood for fuel and over exploitation of timber which leads to deforestation.
From the beginning of the century to date, the country's 8 million hectors of forest cover has reduced to a mere 1.2 hectors, loosing 65, 000 hectors every year and experts say in the next 25 years Ghana would not have any forest cover at all.
Speaking at the launch of the International Year of Forests in Accra, Mike Allen Hammah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, said several efforts are being made to address the issue of forest degradation through policy and legislative reforms, capacity building, awareness creation and consultation with major stakeholders in resources management.
The United Nation's General Assembly in December 2006 declared year 2011 as the international year of forest to raise awareness on the need to conserve and develop all types of forests for the benefit of the current and future generations.
Themed, 'forest for people' nations are expected to embark on various activities to raise awareness in the course of the year about the current challenges in the forest sector and how the trend of deforestation and forest degradation can be reversed.
'Government is tackling the chain saw menace by establishing a law enforcement unit that will directly check illegal activities' the Minister said, adding that a national security task force has also been instituted to check the transportation of illegal timber and wood product.
A wood procurement policy, he mentioned, would also be implemented to ensure that only legal wood is procured for government projects
He asked the public to 'demand timber on the domestic market from verified legal sources, if we are to realize our objective of sustainably managing our forest.'
Flavio Chaves, Natural Resources Management Specialists of the World Bank, said all over the world the forest is depleting at a very fast rate 'and if nothing is done about is now future generation will perish'
He noted that the World Bank has expressed it willingness to support government of Ghana as part of its natural resources and environment management projects through technical and budgetary support.
The World Bank will provide $3.4 million and another $50 million for the preparation of a climate change strategy and the implementation of forest strategy to reduce forest degradation respectively.
Sherry Aryitey, Minister of Environemnt, Science and technology, stated that trees and forest are important in fighting climate change as they absorb carbon for growth and when we destroy them the carbon will be in the atmosphere to contribute to climate change.
'The fastest way of destroying the world is by destroying the forest.'
Forest cover has many benefits as it promotes biodiversity, reduces salinity and soil erosion and protect river.
Trees in the forest have medicinal properties, they act as water filters and improve water quality and the forest also serve as a source of livilhood and food for animals and people.
The Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Samuel Afari Dartey asked people living near forest boundaries to report illegal forest activities, prevent indiscriminate bush burning and adopt farming systems to save the forest.
By Emelia Ennin Abbey
The activities of illegal chainsaw operators, bad agricultural practices and bush burning are eroding Ghana's forest cover but the country is adopting various measures to save its forest.
The Ministry of lands and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission with support from the nation's development partners, is addressing unregulated mining, excessive harvesting of wood for fuel and over exploitation of timber which leads to deforestation.
From the beginning of the century to date, the country's 8 million hectors of forest cover has reduced to a mere 1.2 hectors, loosing 65, 000 hectors every year and experts say in the next 25 years Ghana would not have any forest cover at all.
Speaking at the launch of the International Year of Forests in Accra, Mike Allen Hammah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, said several efforts are being made to address the issue of forest degradation through policy and legislative reforms, capacity building, awareness creation and consultation with major stakeholders in resources management.
The United Nation's General Assembly in December 2006 declared year 2011 as the international year of forest to raise awareness on the need to conserve and develop all types of forests for the benefit of the current and future generations.
Themed, 'forest for people' nations are expected to embark on various activities to raise awareness in the course of the year about the current challenges in the forest sector and how the trend of deforestation and forest degradation can be reversed.
'Government is tackling the chain saw menace by establishing a law enforcement unit that will directly check illegal activities' the Minister said, adding that a national security task force has also been instituted to check the transportation of illegal timber and wood product.
A wood procurement policy, he mentioned, would also be implemented to ensure that only legal wood is procured for government projects
He asked the public to 'demand timber on the domestic market from verified legal sources, if we are to realize our objective of sustainably managing our forest.'
Flavio Chaves, Natural Resources Management Specialists of the World Bank, said all over the world the forest is depleting at a very fast rate 'and if nothing is done about is now future generation will perish'
He noted that the World Bank has expressed it willingness to support government of Ghana as part of its natural resources and environment management projects through technical and budgetary support.
The World Bank will provide $3.4 million and another $50 million for the preparation of a climate change strategy and the implementation of forest strategy to reduce forest degradation respectively.
Sherry Aryitey, Minister of Environemnt, Science and technology, stated that trees and forest are important in fighting climate change as they absorb carbon for growth and when we destroy them the carbon will be in the atmosphere to contribute to climate change.
'The fastest way of destroying the world is by destroying the forest.'
Forest cover has many benefits as it promotes biodiversity, reduces salinity and soil erosion and protect river.
Trees in the forest have medicinal properties, they act as water filters and improve water quality and the forest also serve as a source of livilhood and food for animals and people.
The Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Samuel Afari Dartey asked people living near forest boundaries to report illegal forest activities, prevent indiscriminate bush burning and adopt farming systems to save the forest.
By Emelia Ennin Abbey
La Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales convoca concurso universitario
Etiquetado en:
cursos-jornadas-congresos-foros
,
educación
visto en efeverde.com
Madrid, 3 may (EFE).- En el Año internacional de los Bosques (2011), la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales (SECF) ha puesto en marcha la I edición del concurso "Explica y Divulga", con el objeto de promover el conocimiento de los montes y su aprovechamiento sostenible
La secretaria de la SECF, Mercedes Guijarro, señaló a EFEverde que este concurso, denominado "Explicar y Divulgar", se ha diseñado con la intención de divulgar las funciones de los montes y la necesidad de abordar su tratamiento ordenado.
El concurso dirigido especialmente a estudiantes universitarios, de cualquier nacionalidad, que deben desarrollar estrategias y presentar soluciones para difundir este conocimiento, a través de cualquier soporte y formato, en cualquier idioma oficial español.
El Jurado tendrá en cuenta la aplicabilidad de los proyectos, la originalidad, las posibilidades de difusión y la actualidad del tema.
El numero de premios, cuyo importe es de 1.000 euros, dependenderá de la cantidad de trabajos presentados al jurado, según aclaró Mercedes Guijarro.
Los premios, además, estarán dotados con lotes de libros editados por la SECF, además del diploma correspondiente.
El concurso se prolonga hasta 21 de Mayo y el Jurado hará publico el resultado de los premios antes del día 21 de Junio de 2011 en la página WEB de la organización: http://www.secforestales.org/, donde se puede encontrar más información sobre las Bases de este concurso.
La dirección donde se debe enviar la documentación requerida es: secretaria @ secforestales.org o, por correo ordinario, para el Centro de Investigación Forestal CIFOR-INIA, carretera de la Coruña, km 7,5. 28040, Madrid. EFE
Madrid, 3 may (EFE).- En el Año internacional de los Bosques (2011), la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales (SECF) ha puesto en marcha la I edición del concurso "Explica y Divulga", con el objeto de promover el conocimiento de los montes y su aprovechamiento sostenible
La secretaria de la SECF, Mercedes Guijarro, señaló a EFEverde que este concurso, denominado "Explicar y Divulgar", se ha diseñado con la intención de divulgar las funciones de los montes y la necesidad de abordar su tratamiento ordenado.
El concurso dirigido especialmente a estudiantes universitarios, de cualquier nacionalidad, que deben desarrollar estrategias y presentar soluciones para difundir este conocimiento, a través de cualquier soporte y formato, en cualquier idioma oficial español.
El Jurado tendrá en cuenta la aplicabilidad de los proyectos, la originalidad, las posibilidades de difusión y la actualidad del tema.
El numero de premios, cuyo importe es de 1.000 euros, dependenderá de la cantidad de trabajos presentados al jurado, según aclaró Mercedes Guijarro.
Los premios, además, estarán dotados con lotes de libros editados por la SECF, además del diploma correspondiente.
El concurso se prolonga hasta 21 de Mayo y el Jurado hará publico el resultado de los premios antes del día 21 de Junio de 2011 en la página WEB de la organización: http://www.secforestales.org/, donde se puede encontrar más información sobre las Bases de este concurso.
La dirección donde se debe enviar la documentación requerida es: secretaria @ secforestales.org o, por correo ordinario, para el Centro de Investigación Forestal CIFOR-INIA, carretera de la Coruña, km 7,5. 28040, Madrid. EFE
El Infoca amplía el programa de pastoreo controlado con ganado para cortafuegos triplicando la superficie
Etiquetado en:
gestión forestal
,
incendios forestales
visto en 20minutos.es
La época de peligro alto se amplia este año desde el 1 de junio al 15 de octubre, como recoge el Plan de Emergencias por Incendios
Uno de los métodos de manejo de vegetación que la Consejería de Medio Ambiente utiliza en el marco del Plan Infoca para la prevención de los incendios forestales en Andalucía es el pastoreo controlado con ganado. Un programa que la Junta de Andalucía ha reforzado este año, triplicando la superficie con respecto al año pasado.
En 2010, la Administración andaluza actuó mediante este programa en 1.173 kilómetros lineales de cortafuegos; mientras este año, según informa la Consejería de Medio Ambiente a Europa Press, la Junta de Andalucía aborda un "significativo" impulso que permitirá casi triplicar la superficie de actuación, hasta alcanzar los 3.275 kilómetros lineales.
El programa conlleva el paso del ganado por las áreas y líneas cortafuegos para, de esta manera, permitir el correcto mantenimiento de las mismas de una forma mucho "más natural y a menor coste económico que con otro tipo de procedimientos".
Por otro lado, indica que se trata de una iniciativa que constituye una de las tipologías de trabajos preventivos que actualmente ejecuta el dispositivo Infoca, que dispone de un completo programa de prevención en el que también se incluyen otras facetas que incluyen trabajos de selvicultura preventiva o de participación social.
Del mismo modo, informa de que en la actualidad en torno al 80 por ciento de la plantilla del dispositivo realiza trabajos preventivos, actividades que se desarrollarán hasta el 15 de junio, en el que la totalidad de la plantilla estará ya adscrita a las labores de extinción.
La incorporación del personal a los trabajos de extinción se realiza de forma progresiva según se aproxima la época de peligro alto de incendios, que este año ha ampliado su vigencia desde el 1 de junio al 15 de octubre, cuando anteriormente era del 15 de junio al 30 de septiembre. La ampliación del periodo de peligro alto de incendios, según recuerda a Europa Press el departamento de José Juan Díaz Trillo, responde a la entrada en vigor del Plan de Emergencias por Incendios aprobado por la Junta de Andalucía en septiembre de 2010, y con vigencia desde el 1 de enero de este año.
Prohibido barbacoas o quemas agrícolas
El periodo comprendido entre el 1 de junio al 15 de octubre es también el margen temporal en el que desde 2006 se aplica la prohibición del uso del fuego en zonas forestales y zonas de influencia forestal, lo que impide la realización de quemas agrícolas o de barbacoas como medida preventiva para evitar la propagación de incendios.
La Consejería de Medio Ambiente incide en la colaboración ciudadana y recuerda la necesidad de extremar las medidas de precaución que puedan favorecer la propagación de incendios, dado el progresivo aumento de las temperaturas y la paulatina pérdida de humedad de la vegetación.
La época de peligro alto se amplia este año desde el 1 de junio al 15 de octubre, como recoge el Plan de Emergencias por Incendios
Uno de los métodos de manejo de vegetación que la Consejería de Medio Ambiente utiliza en el marco del Plan Infoca para la prevención de los incendios forestales en Andalucía es el pastoreo controlado con ganado. Un programa que la Junta de Andalucía ha reforzado este año, triplicando la superficie con respecto al año pasado.
En 2010, la Administración andaluza actuó mediante este programa en 1.173 kilómetros lineales de cortafuegos; mientras este año, según informa la Consejería de Medio Ambiente a Europa Press, la Junta de Andalucía aborda un "significativo" impulso que permitirá casi triplicar la superficie de actuación, hasta alcanzar los 3.275 kilómetros lineales.
El programa conlleva el paso del ganado por las áreas y líneas cortafuegos para, de esta manera, permitir el correcto mantenimiento de las mismas de una forma mucho "más natural y a menor coste económico que con otro tipo de procedimientos".
Por otro lado, indica que se trata de una iniciativa que constituye una de las tipologías de trabajos preventivos que actualmente ejecuta el dispositivo Infoca, que dispone de un completo programa de prevención en el que también se incluyen otras facetas que incluyen trabajos de selvicultura preventiva o de participación social.
Del mismo modo, informa de que en la actualidad en torno al 80 por ciento de la plantilla del dispositivo realiza trabajos preventivos, actividades que se desarrollarán hasta el 15 de junio, en el que la totalidad de la plantilla estará ya adscrita a las labores de extinción.
La incorporación del personal a los trabajos de extinción se realiza de forma progresiva según se aproxima la época de peligro alto de incendios, que este año ha ampliado su vigencia desde el 1 de junio al 15 de octubre, cuando anteriormente era del 15 de junio al 30 de septiembre. La ampliación del periodo de peligro alto de incendios, según recuerda a Europa Press el departamento de José Juan Díaz Trillo, responde a la entrada en vigor del Plan de Emergencias por Incendios aprobado por la Junta de Andalucía en septiembre de 2010, y con vigencia desde el 1 de enero de este año.
Prohibido barbacoas o quemas agrícolas
El periodo comprendido entre el 1 de junio al 15 de octubre es también el margen temporal en el que desde 2006 se aplica la prohibición del uso del fuego en zonas forestales y zonas de influencia forestal, lo que impide la realización de quemas agrícolas o de barbacoas como medida preventiva para evitar la propagación de incendios.
La Consejería de Medio Ambiente incide en la colaboración ciudadana y recuerda la necesidad de extremar las medidas de precaución que puedan favorecer la propagación de incendios, dado el progresivo aumento de las temperaturas y la paulatina pérdida de humedad de la vegetación.
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