Table 6 Name of the ILs, fire season, area, ethnic groups, population size, and number of active fires detected via reference satellite (2003–2012) in the ILs of the Amazon 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

Alto Rio Guamá

Am

Jan–Dec

279,897.0

Awá-Guajá, Ka’apor and Tembé

1727

1775

2

Waiãpi

Am

Jan–Dec

607,017.0

Waiãpi

1665

122

3

Awá

Aw

Jan–Dec

116,582.0

Awá-Guajá

279

1290

4

Alto Turiaçú

Am

Jan–Dec

530,525.0

Awá-Guajá, Ka’apor and Tembé

4183

577

5

Mãe Maria

Aw

Jan–Dec

62,488.0

Gavião and Guarani

1302

55

6

Kayapó

Am

Jan–Dec

3,284,004.9

Mêbengrôke (Kayapó) Gorotire, Kôkraimôrô, Kuben Kran Krên, and Isolated do Rio Fresco

6365

2796

8

Munduruku

Am

Jan–Dec

2,381,800.0

Apiaká, Munduruku, and Isolated do Alto Tapajós

6518

1357

9

Trincheira/Bacajá

Af, Am

Jan–Dec

1,650,939.0

Mêbengrôke (Kayapó), Xikrin Mêbengôkre, and Guarany Mbya

1737

72

10

Panará

Am

Jan–Dec

499,740.0

Panará

704

149

11

Capoto/

Jarina

Am

Jan–Dec

634,915.2

Mêbengrôke (Kayapó) and Tapayuna

1589

832

 

Total

-

-

10,047,908,1

18

26,069

9025

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