Amorim, A. B

Marques, Ana Rosa

Martins, R. C

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Exchange of knowledge about fires 16 
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade Biodiversidade Brasileira, 10(1): 16, 2020 
 
 
Exchange of knowledge about fires and burnings in search of 
integrated fire management in the IT Araribóia/MA and 
surroundings 
 
 
Marques, A.R1* Martins, R.C1 e Amorim, A. B1. 
 
 
1 Instituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Ibama), SUPES/Maranhão, Brasil 
＊E-mail para contato: anclaros@yahoo.com.br 
 
 
 
 
ABSTRACT – This work brings the experience of the Indigenous Land (IT) Araribóia 
and surrounding municipalities, as a way to minimize the environmental impacts caused 
by the high rate of fires that this area has presented, threatening the conservation of the 
Amazon rainforest and the survival of the indigenous people. Guajajara and the isolated 
Awa-Guajá peoples living in the protected area in question. This IT is located in the south 
of Maranhão, an area of 413 thousand hectares, with an estimated population of 13 
thousand inhabitants (IBGE, 2012). In 2017, a territorial protection plan was prepared 
involving the State Coordination of the National Center for Forest Fire Prevention and 
Prevention (PREVFOGO) and the Environmental Education Center of the Brazilian 
Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) and several 
institutions: National Indian Foundation (FUNAI), National Institute of Colonization and 
Agrarian Reform (INCRA), Battalion Environmental Police (BPA), with local 
partnerships, such as: indigenous associations, rural unions, civil society and municipal 
governments. The objective was to sensitize indigenous and settlement community 
leaders with the formation of multipliers in the prevention and environmental education 
in the theme of burning and forest fires, encouraging the use of sustainable practices, 
conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and integrated fire management. 
The eight workshops took place in 2017 and 2018, involving 3 regions of TI Araribóia 
and its surrounding municipalities. 379 indigenous community leaders and land reform 
settlements participated. Participatory methodologies, group dynamics, spoken map, 
survey and visualization of problems and possible solutions were used from the 
construction of analysis and demonstration matrices for the implementation of 
agroforestry system. As already identified results, we have: elaboration of 41 action plans 
with themes related to the prevention and combat of forest fires, expansion of the 
articulation and communication between the involved institutions, increasing the level of 
effectiveness of the actions developed in the territory. Implementation of nurseries of 
forest species seedlings at TI Araribóia and planting in some spring areas. In addition to 
information received through informal reports from local residents about the decrease in 
fires in 2018. 
 
Keywords: Indigenous people; settled; forest fires; methodologies participatory 
 


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