The Social Dynamics of Fire Management with Vanessa Luna-Celino

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Vanessa Luna-Celino discusses community-based fire management and its importance for sustaining forests in the context of climate change.

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity The Social Dynamics of Fire Management with Vanessa Luna-Celino Episode highlight In this episode, Vanessa Luna-Celino talks about how community-based fire management is the way to sustaining forests. Resources Vanessa Luna-Celino Vanessa’s Website Documentary - Farmers and Fire: Local efforts in dealing with wildfires in Peru Forbidden fire and the potential role of community-based fire management in the Peruvian Andes Sponsors Canada Wildfire Indigenous Leadership Initiative Quotes 16.20 - 16.23: “Not every person in these peasant communities interacts with fire in the same way. There are of course power relationships and power dynamics; there are different needs of fire.”   29.57 - 30.12: “Part of my research also has to do with understanding the different narratives of what to do with fire and the role of fire in the landscape and for rural wellbeing.”  Takeaways Meet Vanessa Luna-Celino (02.58) Vanessa recently completed a PhD in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida. She…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy Cardinal Christianson, Matthew Kristoff

Guest: Vanessa Luna-Celino

Topics covered

• fire management
• community-based management
• Indigenous stewardship
• environmental integrity
• social dynamics

Keywords

• fire management
• community-based
• Indigenous fire stewardship
• Peruvian Andes
• wildfires
• environmental integrity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada Wildfire

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