Table 4 Name of the ILs, wildfire season, area, ethnic groups, population size, and number of active fires detected via reference satellite (2003–2012) in the ILs of the Cerrado biome covered by BRIFs.

From: Wildfire protection in indigenous lands of Brazil: the role of fire brigades programs

Indigenous land

Climatea

Fire season

Area (ha)

Ethnic group

Population size

Active fires 2003–2012

1

Cana-Brava Guajajara

Aw

Aug–Dec

136,813.0

Guajajara

4510

2498

2

Kanela

Aw

Aug–Dec

125,941.0

Canela Memortumré

2103

880

3

Pimentel Barbosa

Aw

Aug–Dec

329,411.0

Xavante

2369

3225

4

Tapirapé/

Karajá

Aw

Aug–Dec

66,531.0

Karajá and Tapirapé

550

264

5

Inãwébohona

Aw

Aug–Dec

377,113.6

Avá-Canoeiro, Karajá and Javaé

388

2607

6

Tirecatinga

Aw

Jul–Dec

130,575.0

Nambikwara and Paresi

244

303

7

Areões

Aw

Jul–Dec

218,515.0

Xavante

1342

2809

8

Parabubure

Aw

Jul–Dec

224,447.0

Xavante

3819

4338

9

Ubawawe

Aw

Jul–Dec

52,296.0

Xavante

600

769

10

São Marcos

Aw

Jul–Dec

174,865.0

Xavante

3667

1971

11

Merure

Aw

Jul–Dec

82,279.0

Bororo

811

1108

12

Sangradouro/

Volta Grande

Aw

Jul–Dec

102,468.0

Xavante and Bororo

1817

1160

13

Marechal Rondon

Aw

Jul–Dec

99,879.0

Xavante

1043

1110

14

Santana

Aw

Jul–Dec

35,471.0

Bakairi

206

197

 

Total

-

-

2,156,604.6

12

23,469

23,239

  1. aAccording to the Köppen–Geiger classification in (24).