Table 2 Biomes (Cerrado, Amazonia, and both), treatments (BRIFs × No BRIFs and before × after BRIFs), area (ha) per brigade member, number of active fires corresponding to each treatment, and the difference between them.
From: Wildfire protection in indigenous lands of Brazil: the role of fire brigades programs
Biome | Program | Area (ha)/ brigade member | Active fires 2003-2012 | Active fires 2014-2023 | Difference in active fires (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerrado + Amazon | BRIFs | 46,283.4a | 32,337 Aa | 25,005 Ab | −22.7 |
No BRIFs | - | 32,264 Aa | 36,234 Bb | + 12.3 | |
Cerrado | BRIFs | 11,043.4 | 23,353 Aa | 16,190 Ab | −30.7 |
No BRIFs | - | 23,239 Aa | 25,866 Bb | + 11.3 | |
Amazon | BRIFs | 81,523.5 | 8984 Aa | 8815 Aa | −1.9 |
No BRIFs | - | 9025 Aa | 10,368 Bb | + 14.9 |
