FIRE MANAGEMENT IN VEREDAS (PALM SWAMPS): NEW PERSPECTIVES ON TRADITIONAL FARMING SYSTEMS IN JALAPÃO, BRAZIL

FIRE MANAGEMENT IN VEREDAS (PALM SWAMPS): NEW PERSPECTIVES ON TRADITIONAL FARMING SYSTEMS IN JALAPÃO, BRAZIL

Abstract The veredas (palm swamps) of the cerrado biome are legally protected as Áreas de Preservação Permanente (Permanent Preservation Areas), and the use of fire in these wetlands is prohibited. We carried out a preliminary assessment of environmental impacts of the local use of agricultural fire...

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Main Authors: SÍLVIA LAINE BORGES, LUDIVINE ELOY, ISABEL BELLONI SCHMIDT, ANA CAROLINA SENA BARRADAS, IVANILTON ALMEIDA DOS SANTOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ambiente e Sociedade (ANPPAS) 2016-09-01
Series:Ambiente & Sociedade
Subjects:
cerrado
agriculture
fire
protected areas
traditional populations
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/asoc/v19n3/pt_1809-4422-asoc-19-03-00269.pdf

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