{"id":3491850,"date":"2026-07-13T17:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/?p=3491850"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T21:53:19","slug":"por-que-es-importante-para-ustedes-el-refugio-nacional-de-vida-silvestre-del-artico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/source\/office-of-government-relations\/por-que-es-importante-para-ustedes-el-refugio-nacional-de-vida-silvestre-del-artico\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es importante para ustedes el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico?\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-gallery-id-3491850_e243ce-c4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-3491850_e243ce-c4 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 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https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-7.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-9-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-9.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-9.jpg\" data-id=\"3491847\" class=\"wp-image-3491847 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-9-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-10-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-10.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-10.jpg\" data-id=\"3491848\" class=\"wp-image-3491848 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-10-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Arctic-Refuge-2026-10.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con frecuencia visito y conozco lugares nuevos, pero mis aventuras nunca me hab\u00edan llevado a un lugar como el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico (Arctic&nbsp;National&nbsp;Wildlife&nbsp;Refuge, ANWR), hasta el viaje para l\u00edderes religiosos que organiz\u00f3 en junio el Proyecto de Tierras Americanas. Pocos lugares quedan que son tan extremos, remotos y vastos. Con m\u00e1s de 19 millones de acres, el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico tiene aproximadamente el tama\u00f1o de Carolina del Sur, se encuentra en la esquina noreste de Alaska y colinda con Canad\u00e1 y el Oc\u00e9ano \u00c1rtico.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante miles de a\u00f1os, la regi\u00f3n ha sido el hogar, terreno de caza y espacio para el comercio del pueblo&nbsp;Gwich\u2019in, quienes han cuidado de esta tierra. Aunque los&nbsp;Gwich\u2019in&nbsp;abandonaron sus tradiciones migratorias hace 150 a\u00f1os y se han asentado en varios lugares de Alaska y Canad\u00e1, entre ellos&nbsp;Arctic&nbsp;Village, siguen manteniendo gran parte de su cultura de subsistencia y tienen una relaci\u00f3n estrecha con la manada de carib\u00faes del r\u00edo&nbsp;Porcupine, un elemento b\u00e1sico de su dieta. Desde que comenz\u00f3 la colonizaci\u00f3n en Alaska, han estado luchando por preservar su forma de vida y sus tierras.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los&nbsp;Gwich\u2019in&nbsp;son en su mayor\u00eda episcopales, y en&nbsp;Arctic&nbsp;Village&nbsp;tienen una peque\u00f1a iglesia donde practican el culto en&nbsp;gwich\u2019in&nbsp;y en ingl\u00e9s. En 1991, la Iglesia Episcopal aprob\u00f3 una resoluci\u00f3n en la que se pidi\u00f3 la protecci\u00f3n permanente del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico contra todo desarrollo de petr\u00f3leo y gas. El Comit\u00e9 Directivo de los&nbsp;Gwich\u2019in&nbsp;y el obispo Mark Lattime de la di\u00f3cesis episcopal de Alaska han impulsado continuamente la protecci\u00f3n del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico mediante la educaci\u00f3n de colegas, reuniones con defensores del medio ambiente e incluso&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/II\/II06\/20190326\/109126\/HHRG-116-II06-Wstate-LattimeM-20190326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dando testimonio ante el Congreso<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como parte de mi viaje, aprend\u00ed m\u00e1s acerca de esta regi\u00f3n, rica en historia y biodiversidad. La conexi\u00f3n entre Dios, la tierra, la vida silvestre y las personas es palpable. La protecci\u00f3n del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico y la valiosa labor de fomento que realizan sus habitantes cobraron nueva importancia cuando vi la vida silvestre y me reuni\u00f3 con las personas que llaman hogar a este lugar. Ha sido un gran honor trabajar para proteger el refugio durante los \u00faltimos cuatro a\u00f1os en mi funci\u00f3n de asesora sobre pol\u00edticas en la Oficina de Relaciones Gubernamentales de la Iglesia Episcopal. Este es solo un ejemplo de las muchas maneras en que nuestra iglesia trabaja para buscar la justicia, defender los derechos ind\u00edgenas y proteger el medio ambiente.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta historia hizo que fuera especialmente significativo unirme a un peque\u00f1o grupo ecum\u00e9nico de l\u00edderes religiosos que abordaron un avi\u00f3n de 12 plazas y uno de 6 en Fairbanks para ir a&nbsp;Arctic&nbsp;Village, los cuales aterrizaron directamente en una llanura de tundra al norte de la cordillera Brooks, frente al Polo Norte, donde acampamos durante cuatro noches para participar unidos en culto, estudio y reflexi\u00f3n.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es importante para ustedes el Refugio del \u00c1rtico?\u201d fue una pregunta gu\u00eda que plante\u00f3 uno de nuestros l\u00edderes ecum\u00e9nicos. La variedad de respuestas, desde los derechos de los ind\u00edgenas hasta la lucha contra la degradaci\u00f3n ambiental, refleja el hecho de que una multitud de motivaciones gu\u00edan nuestra labor de fomento. En mi caso, yo tomo en serio mi compromiso de cuidar el medio ambiente. Amo a los animales, y amarlos significa amar sus h\u00e1bitats. Amar sus h\u00e1bitats significa proteger los derechos de las personas que administran sus tierras.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde nuestro campamento ten\u00edamos una vista de la llanura costera, el terreno m\u00e1s codiciado del refugio para el desarrollo de petr\u00f3leo y gas, donde permanecimos atentos a cualquier animal que estuviera dispuesto a mostrarse ante nosotros. Dos semanas antes de nuestro viaje, se llev\u00f3 a cabo la primera de cuatro subastas de venta de contratos de arrendamiento ah\u00ed, durante la cual se subast\u00f3 una peque\u00f1a fracci\u00f3n de la tierra disponible. Hubo dos postores, y la venta gener\u00f3 menos del 1% de los ingresos esperados. Esta no es la primera vez que se subasta la llanura costera, aunque sigue sin desarrollarse. La llanura costera es el \u00e1rea de reproducci\u00f3n del carib\u00fa del&nbsp;Porcupine, el \u00fanico lugar donde todo el reba\u00f1o de 130,000 animales se re\u00fane en un solo lugar.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nos reunimos con el jefe de&nbsp;Arctic&nbsp;Village, junto con uno de los ingenieros que est\u00e1n ayudando a mejorar su infraestructura. Nos mostraron el pueblo y compartieron sus planes para futuros proyectos, as\u00ed como los desaf\u00edos que enfrentan a medida que el clima contin\u00faa cambiando y volvi\u00e9ndose m\u00e1s impredecible. Nos sentimos agradecidos de poder decir una oraci\u00f3n en su iglesia episcopal, fundada en 1861 cuando el pueblo&nbsp;Gwich\u2019in&nbsp;puso fin a su estilo de vida migratorio y se asent\u00f3 de manera permanente en varias aldeas de la regi\u00f3n. El jefe se despidi\u00f3 diciendo \u201cque la paz sea con ustedes\u201d en&nbsp;Gwich\u2019in, su forma de saludo y una expresi\u00f3n familiar para los episcopales.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para tener \u00e9xito en la labor de fomento a menudo se requiere perseverancia durante muchos a\u00f1os, y proteger el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico no es la excepci\u00f3n. Es posible proteger el Refugio del \u00c1rtico mediante un proyecto de ley que se introdujo en ambas c\u00e1maras del Congreso, y no es demasiado tarde. Aunque la venta de contratos de arrendamiento contin\u00faa, esto no equivale a que habr\u00e1 desarrollo. Les pido que se unan a m\u00ed con un renovado prop\u00f3sito de proteger nuestros espacios naturales, incluyendo el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Susie Faria, asesora de pol\u00edticas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/source\/office-of-government-relations\/protejamos-de-forma-permanente-el-refugio-artico\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"955481\">Alerta de acci\u00f3n: proteger permanentemente el Refugio del \u00c1rtico<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/office-of-government-relations\/declaracion-de-la-iglesia-episcopal-sobre-el-cuidado-de-la-creacion\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"954953\">Declaraci\u00f3n de la Iglesia Episcopal sobre el cuidado de la creaci\u00f3n<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/116\/meeting\/house\/109126\/witnesses\/HHRG-116-II06-Wstate-LattimeM-20190326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declaraci\u00f3n del Rvdmo. Mark Lattime ante el Comit\u00e9 de Recursos Naturales del Congreso<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gwichinsteering.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comit\u00e9 Directivo de los Gwich\u2019in<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Con frecuencia visito y conozco lugares nuevos, pero mis aventuras nunca me hab\u00edan llevado a un lugar como el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del \u00c1rtico (Arctic&nbsp;National&nbsp;Wildlife&nbsp;Refuge, ANWR), hasta el viaje para l\u00edderes religiosos que organiz\u00f3 en junio el Proyecto de Tierras Americanas. Pocos lugares quedan que son tan extremos, remotos y vastos. 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