Conhecimento tradicional e modo de vida para pensar na gestão comunitária do recurso pesqueiro na zona Aatizot, Alto Tiquié, Alto Río Negro, Amazônia Colombiana

Abstract

Within the jurisdiction of the Asociación de Autoridades Tradicionales Indígenas de la Zona del río Tiquié –AATIZOT in Colombia are 11 communities in which there is growing evidence of a shortage of fish throughout the area. This work seeks to propose a basis for the creation of a community management plan through the understanding of the way of life and traditional ecological knowledge present in the area. Fieldwork was carried out that consisted in visiting the 11 communities together with a local co-investigator team, which was trained in participatory research and audiovisual tools management, to fully understand the way of life in the area and the problems related to fishing. Having in mind that indigenous thinking is holistic; the management must holistic too. An analysis was carried out to have a better understanding of the way of life, its present forms of production, ecological knowledge and the traditional and ritual management present, and an evaluation of how these have been influences by the different historical processes in the area. Based on these analyzes and the work carried out with the research team, some bases for the creation and implementation of management measures for the fishing resource in the area are proposed. A problem tree was built with the results where the problematics, causes associated and possible solutions were analyzed. A series of indicators to monitor resources were proposed.