Background, Assessment, Opportunities and Challenges of Integrated Fire Management in Brazilian Indigenous Lands
The brazilian indigenous lands are fundamental for environmental conservation, shaping the largest mosaic of protected areas in the country. In spite of that, they were rarely targeted in governmental programs related to wildfires. Even when attended, they received isolated and disconnected actio...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBIO) |
| Repositorio: | Biodiversidade Brasileira |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaeletronica.icmbio.gov.br:article/1742 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistaeletronica.icmbio.gov.br/index.php/BioBR/article/view/1742 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Comunidades indígenas incendios florestales quemas Indigenous people wildfires burning Índios incêndios florestais queimadas |
| Sumario: | The brazilian indigenous lands are fundamental for environmental conservation, shaping the largest mosaic of protected areas in the country. In spite of that, they were rarely targeted in governmental programs related to wildfires. Even when attended, they received isolated and disconnected actions with no proper evaluation nor monitoring. Recently there was a change by the creation of a specific program for indigenous communities, based on the empowerment of local labor force and traditional knowledge, through integrated fire management approach. This article aims to record an overview of the activities for preventing and fighting wildfires in indigenous lands and the main outcomes of the Federal Brigade Program, implemented by the National Indian Foundation and the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, through the Specialized Center Prevfogo. The results highlight the importance and efficiency of traditional knowledge and indigenous brigades in the implementation of integrated fire management, pointing out the significance of the socio-cultural aspect as a successful element for addressing the fire issue. The Federal Brigade Program developed technical and administrative procedures that set up the protection actions against wildfires in traditional territories, allowing an efficient expansion of the areas assisted. This advance is an outstanding opportunity to support policies to preserve biodiversity and mitigate global climate change. However, to protect these immense areas is still a challenge that requires structuring actions by the responsible agencies, interinstitutional articulation, changes in legislation, consolidation of the socio-cultural integration element and payment for environmental services provided. |
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