ELABORAÇÃO DE MANEJO INTEGRADO DO FOGO PARA ÁREA DE PROTEÇÃO AMBIENTAL DAS NASCENTES DO RIO VERMELHO.

Abstract

This work proposes the development of an Integrated Fire Management Plan (IFMP) for the Nascentes do Rio Vermelho Environmental Protection Area (Área de Proteção Ambiental das Nascentes do Rio Vermelho - APANRV), based on compliance with legal requirements and the inclusion of aspects identified in practices adopted in other locations. In this way, it aims to improve fire management in a Federal Sustainable Use Conservation Unit composed of private property, which makes fire management more complex. The objective is to reduce the impacts of recurrent wildfires in the region and promote integrated fire management through collaborative strategies among different levels of government and society, in an innovative approach within the state of Goiás and for this category of conservation unit. It is worth noting that, among the 340 Federal Conservation Units in Brazil, only 53 have IFMPs, and none of them belong to the Environmental Protection Area category. In addition to this national context, the present proposal is justified by the high incidence of wildfires and the absence of a specific plan for the unit. The proposal is divided into two chapters: the first explores fire management in three countries (South Africa, Portugal, and Australia), which made it possible to identify best practices on the subject; the second presents the proposal for the Integrated Fire Management Plan, aiming to meet the requirements of established regulations and protocols at various levels of management and oversight, as well as to incorporate successful practices identified in the experiences of the three countries studied, allowing for an IFMP that is adapted to the context, applicable, and potentially inspiring for adoption in other locations