Prescribed Burning Reduces Large, High-Intensity Wildfires and Emissions in the Brazilian Savanna

Prescribed Burning Reduces Large, High-Intensity Wildfires and Emissions in the Brazilian Savanna

Brazil has recently (2014) changed from a zero-fire policy to an Integrated Fire Management (IFM) program with the active use of prescribed burning (PB) in federal Protected Areas (PA) and Indigenous Territories (IT) of the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado). PB is commonly applied in the management of fir...

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Main Authors: Filippe L.M. Santos, Joana Nogueira, Rodrigo A. F. de Souza, Rodrigo M. Falleiro, Isabel B. Schmidt, Renata Libonati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Fire
Subjects:
fire management
fire policy
remote sensing
burned area
scar size
savanna
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/4/3/56

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