Jaguar, Ocelotl, Tepeyollotl: el corazón del monte y la conservación biocultural en espacios naturales

La relación del humano como un componente más de la naturaleza ha generado una gama amplia de interacciones, siendo una de ellas, la relación biocultural del jaguar y la naturaleza con las poblaciones indígenas de América. Esta relación única es de las pocas relaciones que persisten en la actualidad, pese a los procesos históricos que la han afectado.

El jaguar en el mundo prehispánico, y todavía en algunas zonas de México, es considerado el corazón del monte; guardían y dios de los espacios naturales. Pese a su riqueza cultural y biológica, las condiciones sociales y ambientales han reducido su espacio simbólico, material y ecológico.

Biofutura es pionera en aplicar un modelo biocultural y ético para la conservación de la naturaleza, a través de la restructuración de la relación humano-naturaleza, siendo el jaguar especie clave para acercar a las personas a la naturaleza, a sus raíces culturales y a la comprensión de la animalidad y su relación con la bioética.

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