Groundwater is considered an important source of water aid for human consumption. However, this water can be contaminated by impurities, such contamination spots that might reach the water tables. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of shallow groundwater in Flores neighborhood, located in the municipality of Benevides, within Belém metropolitan region, State of Pará, Brazil. Recommendations described in Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater were followed at the time to determine physical-chemical parameters such as potential hydrogen (pH), electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), apparent color, turbidity, total hardness (TH), ions and trace elements. Multivariate statistical analysis has shown that most predictive water-quality parameters set for human consumption are associated with natural events involving weathering and leaching processes. Nevertheless, parameters of nitrate, phosphate, EC, TDS and pH are also influenced by anthropic conditions in the surroundings, mainly phosphate and nitrate ions. Therefore, it can be concluded that shallow groundwaters in Flores neighborhood are unsuitable for human consumption, making it necessary for municipal public authorities to take action to solve the problem of water shortage in the borough, thus preventing the population from use those shallow groundwaters, as their consumption can bring health problems. However impurities tables Benevides region Pará Brazil physicalchemical physical chemical pH, , (pH) EC (EC) TDS, (TDS) color turbidity TH, TH (TH) elements waterquality processes Nevertheless surroundings Therefore borough problems (pH (EC (TDS (TH

Abstract Purpose: To analyze the role of the community assembly as a determining instrument to exercise governance in local indigenous politics, because the various disputes between political factions erode the social fabric and increase the inequality gap. Methodological design: A qualitative, ethnographic study in the municipality of San Luis Amatlán, Oaxaca. Fifteen in-depth interviews were carried out with authorities throughout the municipality and with the adult population. The analysis was done with the analytical categories of governance in the Internal Regulatory Systems, in addition to the participants’ opinion on the performance of the municipal administrator. Results: It was found that the recovery of the municipal community assembly, as well as the assemblies in agencies and rancherías caused greater trust among the participants, together with an increase in the possibility of tracing a joint route to recover local governance through the election of the municipal council. Limitations of the study: Although the ethnographic approach sought to give voice to multiple community actors and social sectors, the research had a greater relationship with the authorities because they coexist more closely with the resource administration processes and their oversight. Findings: The community assembly is a fundamental element of the Internal Regulatory Systems which are consistent with the local customs and habits. The function of the assembly is not only to build consensus, it also acts as a means of control and administrative surveillance. Also, there is persistent conflict derived from the institutional design of indigenous municipalities, which have forms of resolution in their uses and customs such as the assembly, which is a space to address problems directly and without intermediaries.

Resumen Objetivo: Analizar el rol de la asamblea comunitaria como instrumento determinante para ejercer gobernanza en la política local indígena, ya que las diversas disputas entre facciones políticas erosionan el tejido social e incrementan la brecha de desigualdad. Diseño metodológico: Es de tipo cualitativo con una etnografía en el municipio de San Luis Amatlán, Oaxaca. Se realizaron 15 entrevistas a profundidad con autoridades en todo el municipio y con población adulta. El análisis se hizo con las categorías analíticas de gobernanza en los Sistemas Normativos Internos, además de la opinión sobre la figura de administrador municipal. Resultados: Se constató que la recuperación de la asamblea comunitaria municipal, así como las asambleas en agencias y rancherías, provocó mayor confianza entre las partes y la posibilidad de trazar una ruta conjunta para recobrar la gobernanza local a través de la elección del cabildo municipal. Limitaciones del estudio: Aunque la etnografía buscó dar voz a múltiples actores y sectores sociales comunitarios, la investigación tuvo mayor relación con las personas autoridades ya que éstas conviven con mayor cercanía con los procesos de administración de los recursos y su contraloría. Hallazgos: La asamblea comunitaria es un elemento fundamental en los Sistemas Normativos Internos, los cuales están insertos en los usos y costumbres indígenas y su función no sólo es construir consensos, sino que además actúa como medio de contraloría y vigilancia administrativa. También existe persistente conflictividad derivada del diseño institucional de los municipios indígenas, los cuales tienen formas de resolución en sus usos y costumbres como la asamblea, la cual es un espacio para abordar problemas de forma directa y sin intermediarios.

Abstract: The article presents the discussion of medical knowledge about yellow fever during an epidemic episode that occurred in the city of Mérida and other towns in the state of Yucatán between 1911 and 1912. This work was prepared based on the scientific reports from physicians who conducted research on this disease and malaria. The Statistical Bulletin was reviewed to contrast the figures provided by both scientists and health authorities. Regarding epidemic episodes, the reports were critical of the provisions of the health authorities because they did not constantly monitor susceptible people. On the other hand, the origin of the condition broke with the postulates in the medical literature. In addition, the clinical manifestations of the patients in the interior generated a debate on the methods for diagnosis through of laboratory analysis and therapy.

Resumen: Este artículo presenta la discusión de los conocimientos médicos sobre la fiebre amarilla durante un episodio epidémico que se presentó en la ciudad de Mérida y otros poblados del estado de Yucatán, entre los años de 1911 y 1912. Este trabajo se elaboró con base en los reportes científicos de los médicos que realizaron investigaciones sobre esta enfermedad y el paludismo. Se revisó el Boletín de Estadística para contrastar las cifras proporcionadas tanto por los científicos como por las autoridades sanitarias. En cuanto a los episodios epidémicos, los reportes eran críticos con las disposiciones de las autoridades sanitarias porque no hacían un seguimiento constante de las personas susceptibles. Por otra parte, el origen del padecimiento rompía con los postulados de la literatura médica. Además, las manifestaciones clínicas de los enfermos del interior generaron un debate sobre los métodos para el diagnóstico a través de los análisis de laboratorio y la terapéutica.

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyze the provisions and practices associated with funerals in New Spain during the last decades of the colonial era and to compare the parish fees of the archbishopric of Mexico and the bishopric of Guadalajara. Funeral services were of enormous consequence for the people of New Spain, both because of their significance in the community and because of the participation of the parish priest and his ministers. Two sources intersect here, the first being the taxes approved by the Church authorities of Mexico and Guadalajara, which established the amounts the faithful had to pay on the death of their relatives according to their status and the area where the bodies would be laid to rest. The second is the data from the records kept in the burial books of the parish of Jalostotitlán in the bishopric of Guadalajara to highlight the differences between the parochial rights in two bishoprics, and some of the changes that ocurred during the last years of the colonial period.

Resumen: El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las disposiciones y las prácticas relativas a los funerales en Nueva España durante las últimas décadas coloniales y comparar los aranceles parroquiales del arzobispado de México y el obispado de Guadalajara. Las honras fúnebres revestían especial importancia para los novohispanos, tanto por su significado en la comunidad, como por la participación del párroco y sus ministros. Aquí se cruzan dos fuentes: los aranceles aprobados por las autoridades eclesiásticas de México y Guadalajara, que establecían los montos que los fieles debían cubrir a la muerte de sus familiares según su calidad y el espacio donde reposarían los cuerpos, y los datos procedentes de las actas anotadas en los libros de entierros de la parroquia de Jalostotitlán del obispado de Guadalajara para mostrar las diferencias entre los derechos parroquiales de los dos obispados y algunos de los cambios que experimentaron las exequias a finales del periodo virreinal.

Abstract: The Diocese of Chihuahua is related to the impulse of Rerum Novarum, its first three bishops supported social Catholicism. It was characterized by its peaceful orientation, in the porfirista stage they respected the political authorities, they were alien to the armed resistance. However, in the second half of the 1920s they changed their pacifist attitude to a defensive one and even motivated them to decide on the war option. On January 23, 1927, the Revista Católica, published in El Paso, Texas, a plan for an armed religious uprising, whose objective was to overthrow Plutarco Elías Calles. What caused the change and prompted the armed option? What happened to this plan?

Resumen: La Diócesis de Chihuahua promocionó, a inicios del siglo XX, la Rerum Novarum: sus tres primeros obispos impulsaron un catolicismo social exitoso, se distinguieron por su orientación pacífica, durante la etapa porfirista respetaron las autoridades políticas y fueron ajenos a la resistencia armada. Sin embargo, en la segunda mitad de los años veinte adoptaron una actitud defensiva que incluso los motivó a elegir la opción bélica. El 23 de enero de 1927, la Revista Católica publicó, en El Paso, Texas, un plan de levantamiento armado, cuyo objetivo era derrocar al gobierno federal de Plutarco Elías Calles. ¿Qué originó el cambio y motivó a la opción armada, qué pasó con dicho plan?

Abstract The present study aims to identify the impact generated by the information media, social networks and the media on Peruvian university students in the context of the COVID19 quarantine in Peru, and to know how it relates to the emotional state, and to the compliance with health recommendations. This retrospective correlational study collected information from 396 students from a Peruvian university, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, through a virtual survey conducted during two weeks of the Peruvian quarantine (March 13 - May 13, 2021). The main results show that there is an association between the effects of the media and compliance with health recommendations. The most reassuring messages came from authorities such as the president of Peru, the university, and government text messages; as well as television; while the most disturbing messages were spread through social networks and other media. Furthermore, the findings show that university students mostly complied with the main recommendations of the Peruvian government and the WHO.

Resumen El presente estudio tiene como objetivo identificar el impacto que generan los medios de información, las redes sociales y los medios de comunicación en los estudiantes universitarios peruanos en el contexto de la cuarentena de COVID19 en Perú, y conocer cómo se relaciona con el estado emocional y el cumplimiento de las recomendaciones de salud. Este estudio correlacional retrospectivo recopiló información de 396 estudiantes de una universidad peruana, la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, a través de una encuesta virtual realizada durante dos semanas de la cuarentena peruana (del 13 de marzo al 13 de mayo del 2021). Los principales resultados muestran que existe una asociación entre los efectos de los medios y el cumplimiento de las recomendaciones sanitarias. Los mensajes más tranquilizadores vinieron de autoridades como el presidente del Perú, la universidad y los mensajes de texto del gobierno; así como de la televisión; mientras que los mensajes más inquietantes se difundieron a través de las redes sociales y los otros medios de comunicación. Además, los hallazgos muestran que los estudiantes universitarios cumplieron mayormente con las recomendaciones principales del gobierno peruano y de la OMS.

Abstract The article is the result of an ethnographic research developed with the Arhuaco indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, between 2017 and 2020, from my participation as an expert witness before the Supreme Court of Justice (highest instance of criminal and penal matters in the country), in the process of seeking justice for the detention, torture and murder of three indigenous authorities in 1990. In the article I analyze the complex process of the Arhuaco people to confront this act of violence, by undertaking a socio-legal mobilization that invoked the presence of the Colombian state with the prosecution of what happened to the three authorities. Colombia 201 2020 highest country, country , country) detention 1990 violence sociolegal socio legal 20 202 199 2 19 1

Resumen El artículo es resultado de una investigación etnográfica desarrollada con el pueblo indígena arhuaco de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta en Colombia, entre 2017 y 2020, a partir de mi participación como perita ante la Corte Suprema de Justicia (máxima instancia de los asuntos penales y criminales en el país), en el proceso de búsqueda de justicia por la detención, tortura y asesinato de tres autoridades indígenas en 1990. Sobre la base de esta experiencia pretendo analizar en el artículo el complejo recorrido del pueblo arhuaco para enfrentar este hecho de violencia, al emprender una movilización sociolegal que invocó la presencia del estado colombiano con la judicialización de lo ocurrido a las tres autoridades. Colombia 201 2020 máxima país, país , país) detención 1990 violencia 20 202 199 2 19 1

Abstract Research and literature on the juvenile criminal justice system in Brazil has focused on the specific legal aspects and rights guarantees of the procedures related to the apprehension of adolescents in flagrante delicto, without highlighting the issues related to the obstacles to the investigation of violence committed at the time of apprehension. As for the criminal justice system, the creation and disputes related to pre-trial hearings have shed light on the first moments immediately after the arrest of adults in flagrante delicto and the importance of structuring a state support network for the collection and recording of any violence committed at the time of arrest. In this article, we seek to understand to what extent the difference between the two procedures creates a dichotomy between mechanisms for determining violence, what are possible reasons for resistance to incorporating pre-trial hearings into the juvenile justice system, and what are the possible ways to deepen the debate on police violence and the presentation to authorities of the justice systems. pretrial pre trial article systems

Resumo As pesquisas e produções bibliográficas sobre o sistema de justiça juvenil criminal no Brasil têm se debruçado aos aspectos jurídicos e garantias de direitos específicos dos procedimentos relacionados à apreensão de adolescentes em flagrante, sem darem destaque às questões ligadas aos entraves para apuração de violências cometidas no momento das apreensões. Já em relação ao sistema de justiça criminal, a criação e as disputas relacionadas às audiências de custódia têm lançado luz aos primeiros momentos imediatamente após a prisão em flagrante de adultos e a importância da estruturação de uma rede de apoio do Estado para a coleta e o registro de eventuais violências cometidas no momento da prisão. Neste artigo, busca-se compreender em que medida a diferença entre os dois procedimentos cria uma dicotomia entre mecanismos de apuração de violências, quais seriam possíveis motivos para a resistência da incorporação das audiências de custódia para o sistema de justiça juvenil, e quais os caminhos possíveis para aprofundar o debate sobre violência policial e a apresentação a autoridades dos sistemas de justiças. apreensões artigo buscase busca justiças

Abstract: This article analyzes the Yaqui rebellions from 1926 to 1929 in order to understand the factors that led them to come together and unite their forces, making use of Subaltern Studies to observe actions aimed at overthrowing the authorities, dialogue and insurrection. It utilizes journalistic sources that emphasize the interest in the movement in the border region of Sonora and Arizona and the political positions that were constituted around it. It observes that groups of Yaqui rebels turned to dialogue with the authorities and insurrection due to the intervention in their territory and the elimination of policies that benefited their ways of life, as well as that their incorporation was characterized by a reflective consciousness within the group, whose primary objective lay in opposition to the government in power.

Resumen: Este artículo analiza las rebeliones yaquis entre los años de 1926 y 1929, para conocer los factores que los llevaron a integrarse y unificar esfuerzos. Se utilizan los Estudios Subalternos con el objeto de observar las acciones para destituir a las autoridades, el de diálogo e insurrección. Con la finalidad de fundamentar lo anterior, se emplearon fuentes periodísticas donde se destaca el interés del movimiento en la zona fronteriza de Sonora y Arizona, y las posiciones políticas que se conformaron en torno a éste. Como hallazgo se observa que los grupos rebeldes del Yaqui utilizaron el diálogo con las autoridades y la insurrección, por la intervención en su territorio y eliminación de políticas que beneficiaban sus formas de vida. Asimismo, se muestra que su integración se caracterizó por una conciencia reflexiva dentro del grupo, cuyo objetivo principal radicaba en la oposición al gobierno en turno.

Abstract This text analyzes, from the perspective of framing, how newspapers framed the “Spanish influenza” suffered by the inhabitants of Chiapas in 1918. It was found that initially, they tried to minimize the lethality of the disease, but when the deceased increased and was verified the seriousness of the situation, they highlighted the measures dictated by political and health authorities, the generated solidarity, and marginally the economic consequences. The most frequently used frame was human interest, followed by solutions/recommendations and attribution of responsibility, in a context where Chiapas was experiencing military conflicts, eventho these had already decreased, from the Mexican Revolution.

Resumen Este texto analiza, desde la perspectiva del framing, la forma en que los periódicos enmarcaron la “influenza española” que padecieron los habitantes de Chiapas en 1918. Se encontró que en un principio trataron de minimizar la letalidad de la enfermedad, pero cuando los fallecidos incrementaron y se comprobó la gravedad de la situación, destacaron las medidas dictadas por las autoridades políticas y sanitarias, la solidaridad generada y, de forma marginal, las consecuencias económicas. El frame que más se empleó fue de interés humano, seguido por el de soluciones/recomendaciones y de atribución de responsabilidad, en un contexto en el que Chiapas vivía enfrentamientos militares, aunque ya disminuidos, de la Revolución mexicana.

RESUMO Entre 1983 e 1991, o Partido Justicialista de Santa Fé (PJSF) foi formado por uma multiplicidade de “líderes setoriais”, incapazes de se impor uns aos outros, enquanto, ao mesmo tempo, governavam a província. A organização carecia, nos termos da narrativa peronista, de um “líder político” local. A partir da análise de entrevistas próprias e de terceiros, da análise de conteúdo da imprensa local e do diálogo com a bibliografia secundária, o artigo investiga o modo como as lideranças do peronismo de Santa Fé processaram essa situação de equilíbrio de forças e o tipo de práticas que implantaram uma vez rompido esse equilíbrio. Assim, identifica-se um primeiro período (1983-1988) em que foram implantados três tipos de práticas: a realização regular de eleições internas diretas para definição de candidatos; a convocação de congressos partidários para resolver questões institucionais internas; e a distribuição de cargos no governo entre as diferentes facções do partido. Em um segundo período (1989-1991), observou-se a interrupção dessas práticas e a implementação de novas. Tratava-se da implementação da Lei das Lemas; a demissão do vice-governador da província promovida pelos próprios peronistas; e a intervenção e suspensão da vida interna da PJSF pelas autoridades justicialistas nacionais. Conclui-se que a variedade mutável de práticas observadas em ambos os momentos está associada a certas ideias que os líderes peronistas têm sobre política e como fazer política, em particular, sobre a noção de "liderança" e sobre o papel das estruturas partidárias em sua própria práxis política.

RESUMEN Una multiplicidad de “líderes de sector”, sin capacidad de imponerse uno sobre otros, configuró al Partido Justicialista de Santa Fe (PJSF) entre 1983 y 1991 mientras, al mismo tiempo, gobernaba la provincia. La organización careció, según los términos de la narrativa peronista, de un “conductor político” local. A partir del análisis de entrevistas propias y de terceros, del análisis de contenido de la prensa local y del diálogo con bibliografía secundaria, el artículo indaga en el modo en el que los líderes del peronismo santafesino tramitaron esa situación de equilibrio de fuerzas y en el tipo de prácticas que desplegaron una vez que dicho equilibrio se rompió. Se identifica, así, un primer periodo (1983-1988) en el que se desplegaron tres tipos de prácticas: la realización regular de elecciones internas directas para definir candidaturas; la convocatoria a congresos partidarios para dirimir asuntos institucionales internos; y la distribución de cargos de gobierno entre las distintas fracciones del partido. En un segundo momento (1989-1991), se observa la interrupción de dichas prácticas y la implementación de otras nuevas. Se trató de la implementación de la ley de Lemas; de la destitución del vicegobernador de la provincia promovida por parte de los propios peronistas; y de la intervención y suspensión de la vida interna del PJSF por parte de las autoridades nacionales del justicialismo. Se concluye que la cambiante paleta de prácticas observada en uno y otro momento está asociada a determinadas ideas que los dirigentes peronistas tienen sobre la política y sobre cómo hacer política, en particular, sobre la noción de la “conducción” y sobre el rol de las estructuras partidarias en su propia praxis política.

ABSTRACT Between 1983 and 1991, the Justicialist Party of Santa Fe (PJSF) was formed by a multiplicity of "sector leaders", unable to impose themselves on each other, while, at the same time, it ruled the province. The organization lacked, in the terms of the Peronist narrative, a local "political leader." Based on the analysis of our own interviews and interviews of others, the content analysis of the local press and the dialogue with secondary bibliography, the article investigates the way in which the leaders of Santa Fe Peronism processed this situation of balance of forces and the type of practices they deployed once this balance was broken. Thus, a first period (1983-1988) is identified in which three types of practices were deployed: the regular practice of direct internal elections to define candidates; the announcement of party congresses to settle internal institutional issues; and the distribution of government positions between the different factions of the party. In a second moment (1989-1991), the interruption of these practices and the implementation of new ones were observed. These included the implementation of Lemas Law; of the dismissal of the vice-governor of the province promoted by the Peronists themselves; and the intervention and suspension of the internal life of the PJSF by the national Justicialist authorities. It is concluded that the changing variety of practices observed at both times is associated with certain ideas that Peronist leaders have about politics and how to do politics, in particular, about the notion of “leadership” and on the role of party structures in their own political praxis.

RESUMO Este artigo analisa a implementação da Lei Florestal na província de Formosa que, ao contrário de outras províncias, concedeu à maioria das suas florestas nativas a categoria de proteção mais baixa da lei. Utilizando uma metodologia qualitativa, este trabalho reconstrói o processo de desenho e sanção do ordenamento de florestas nativas na província de Formosa e busca identificar quais fatores explicam seu desenho. Existe uma literatura consolidada que nos permite compreender a diversidade das respostas provinciais à política nacional de proteção das florestas nativas. No artigo discutimos esta literatura e propomos uma hipótese que reformula o peso relativo das variáveis em jogo para o caso estudado e eventualmente para outros casos provinciais. O trabalho permite mostrar que o desenho do ordenamento de florestas nativas na província de Formosa é melhor explicado como resultado do confronto e negociação do governo provincial com as autoridades ambientais nacionais em torno da política nacional do que pela incidência de coalizões de atores sociais e estatais confrontando-se entre si. O resultado deste processo de ordenamento florestal permitiu ao governo provincial combinar uma política de desenvolvimento produtivista com as exigências da política ambiental nacional.

RESUMEN Este artículo analiza la implementación de la Ley de Bosques en la provincia de Formosa que, en contraste con otras provincias, otorgó a la mayoría de sus bosques nativos la categoría de protección más baja de la ley. Haciendo uso de una metodología cualitativa, el presente trabajo reconstruye el proceso de diseño y sanción del ordenamiento de bosques nativos en la provincia de Formosa y busca identificar qué factores explican su diseño. Existe una literatura consolidada que permite entender la diversidad de respuestas provinciales a la política nacional de protección de los bosques nativos. En el artículo discutimos esa literatura y planteamos una hipótesis que reformula el peso relativo de las variables en juego para el caso estudiado y eventualmente para otros casos provinciales. El trabajo permite mostrar que el diseño del ordenamiento de bosques nativos en la provincia de Formosa se explica mejor como resultado de la confrontación y negociación del gobierno provincial con las autoridades ambientales nacionales en torno a la política nacional que por la incidencia de coaliciones de actores sociales y estatales confrontadas entre sí. El resultado de este proceso de ordenamiento de bosques le permitió al gobierno provincial conjugar una política de desarrollo productivista con los requerimientos de la política ambiental nacional.

ABSTRACT This paper analyses the implementation of the Forest Law in the province of Formosa, which, in contrast with other provinces, granted most of its native forests the lowest category of protection under the law. Using a qualitative methodology, this paper reconstructs the design and sanctioning process of native forest regulation in the province of Formosa and seeks to identify the factors that explain its design. There is a consolidated literature that allows us to understand the diversity of provincial responses to the national policy for the protection of native forests. In this paper we discuss this literature and propose a hypothesis that reformulates the relative weight of the variables at stake for the case studied and eventually for other provincial cases. The paper shows that the design of native forest management in the province of Formosa can be better explained as a result of the confrontation and negotiation of the provincial government with the national environmental authorities around the national policy, than by the incidence of coalitions of social and state actors confronting each other. The result of this forest management process allowed the provincial government to combine a production-oriented development policy with the requirements of the national environmental policy.

Abstract: This article explores the social problems experienced by the Indian towns located on the borders of San Luis Colotlan during the 18th century. This analysis assumes that, as the century wore on, land conflicts between Indian towns and haciendas and ranches became more frequent. However, beyond suggesting that this was merely gradual pressure due to demographic growth or the arrival of new settlers in a territory primarily inhabited by indigenous people, the problems of Indian towns were exacerbated by the new political measures implemented by the Novohispanic authorities designed to abolish the special privileges granted to the natives in their capacity as frontier soldiers in the late 16th century.

Resumen: El presente trabajo aborda la problemática social que vivieron los pueblos de indios ubicados en las Fronteras de San Luis Colotlán durante el siglo XVIII. En este análisis se parte del supuesto de que, a medida que transcurrió dicha centuria, los conflictos por tierras entre los pueblos de indios contra haciendas y ranchos se hicieron más recurrentes; sin embargo, más allá de plantear que sólo se trató de una presión paulatina por el crecimiento demográfico o la llegada de nuevos pobladores a un territorio habitado primordialmente por indígenas, los problemas de los pueblos de indios se agravaron debido a las nuevas medidas políticas que implementaron las autoridades novohispanas tendentes a eliminar los privilegios especiales que, desde finales del siglo XVI, se les había concedido a los nativos en su calidad de soldados de frontera.

ABSTRACT The territories ofNuestra Américahave been subjected to natural and sociopolitical dynamics that put them at risk. However, governmental authorities have preferred to implement strategies borrowed from the so-called developed countries rather than to develop their own strategies based on local past-experiences and knowledge. Therefore, from the need to reflect on the importance of construct proposals for the integral resilience of the territories, considering the characteristics and potential of local ecosystems and sociocultural aspects, the historical particularities and political ecology aspects stand out. Those are important in the construction or strengthening of resilience in Nuestra América.

RESUMEN Los territorios de Nuestra América han estado sometidos a dinámicas naturales y sociopolíticas que los ponen en riesgo. Sin embargo, las autoridades gubernamentales han preferido implementar estrategias de países considerados desarrollados, en lugar de aprender de las experiencias pasadas y emplear el conocimiento local. Por tanto, a partir de la necesidad de reflexionar sobre la importancia de construir propuestas para la resiliencia integral de los territorios, teniendo en cuenta las características y potencialidades ecosistémicas y socioculturales locales, se destacan las particularidades históricas y los aspectos de ecología política a considerar al pensar en la construcción o fortalecimiento de resiliencia en Nuestra América.

Emergency medical services (EMS) are a vital component of the health system and provide pre-hospital emergency care and specialised transport for patients requiring access to health facilities, thereby contributing to universal health coverage and improving health outcomes. Evidence regarding the current state of EMS within South Africa to fulfil this role is lacking and was the motivation for this review. Our objective was to describe the current state of EMS in South Africa. A literature search was conducted using keywords, BOOLEAN operating terms, and eligibility criteria on Sabinet, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Medline, PubMed, and ScienceDirect databases to find articles related to the components of the EMS system in South Africa. The articles were critically assessed, and six themes emerged: leadership and governance; resources; preparedness (knowledge, attitude, and practices) of the emergency care provider; health and safety; training; and communications. Challenges were found in all themes at a provincial EMS level despite improvements in legislation, leadership, and governance from the National Department of Health. These themes demonstrate that all components in the EMS system are not functioning optimally and may be affecting its contribution to improving universal health coverage and health outcomes. The current state of EMS appears to be constrained and requires greater leadership and governance from the Provincial Departments of Health to improve poorly functioning components of the EMS system. SIGNIFICANCE: The current state of EMS in South Africa lacks efficiency in its role to provide emergency care and transportation for patients wanting to access health facilities. Poorly functioning components of the EMS system have been identified and provide an opportunity for health authorities to make improvements so that the goal of universal health coverage and improved health outcomes can be realised.