Incendios de Chiquitanía: rol de los recursos hídricos en los planes de restauración forestal

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) developed a prioritization framework using remote sensing and watershed mapping to assess the impact of wildfires on water resources in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia. This tool aims to guide policymakers in using the watershed as the primary unit for land and water management, filling a gap in existing restoration plans that overlook hydrological issues.

• The 2019 'mega fire' in Bolivia was one of the largest in the country's history, burning approximately 3.6 million hectares, which represents nearly 10% of the Santa Cruz Department.
• Existing restoration plans launched by national and regional agencies in Bolivia, such as the Plan De Recuperación De Las Zonas Afectadas Por Incendios En El Departamento De Santa Cruz, focus on governance, socioeconomics, environment, and culture, but fail to address water resource issues.
• SEI developed a prioritization tool using Tableau that combines land use and fire maps from 2001 to 2019 with watershed maps and groundwater recharge indicators to identify the most vulnerable watersheds.
• Analysis shows that while forest conversion to agriculture has accelerated since 2016, the northern Chiquitania region possesses the highest groundwater recharge potential and the most groundwater wells, and has remained relatively less affected by wildfires to date.

APA

Wickel, B. (., Fernandez, J., & Escobar, M. (2021). Incendios de Chiquitanía: rol de los recursos hídricos en los planes de restauración forestal. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/211902-ortiz-fernandez-chiquitania.pdf

Chicago

Wickel, Bart (A.J.), Jeanne Fernandez, and Marisa Escobar. Incendios de Chiquitanía: rol de los recursos hídricos en los planes de restauración forestal. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2021. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/211902-ortiz-fernandez-chiquitania.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wickel2021incendios, author = {Wickel, Bart (A.J.) and Fernandez, Jeanne and Escobar, Marisa}, title = {{Incendios de Chiquitanía: rol de los recursos hídricos en los planes de restauración forestal}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/211902-ortiz-fernandez-chiquitania.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }