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Fires in the Amazon reach Indigenous Lands and Conservation Units

29/08/2012

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Indigenous lands are located in the Amazon protected areas most affected by the fires recorded in the state. According monitoring the National Institute of Space Research (INPE), the worst situation occurs in TI Tenharim-Marmelo and TI Sepoti in Manicoré, and Andirá Marau in Maués. But the others are also in critical condition.

The federal conservation units do not escape the fires. The most affected are Mapinguari, Jatuarana and Campos Amazon in southern Amazonas. The UC Right Bank of the Rio Negro, located in Iranduba, is also in the list of UC hardest hit by fires.

Monitoring by INPE, which can be accessed via the Internet through the website inpe.com.br / burned, you can see the smoke that spreads around and within both the TI and the UCs.

For Alberto Setzer, coordinator of INPE monitoring of fires is experiencing an "uncontrolled" in these areas. "Must be someone trying to break into these areas or along its border. The space agency is monitoring a range of five to ten miles around the park to find out how the fire is near, "he said.

The Park Mapinguari prohibiting the presence of human populations, considered the most threatened by UC invasions of squatters, is also in critical condition. According to INPE, no record of fires in the area. Mapinguari is on the border of Amazonas and Rondonia, where there are records of squatters and desmatatores action illegal.

The substitute coordinator of Prevfogo (IBAMA), Katia Maria Silva, said the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) and the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) must manifest officially informing the situation by referring to the act brigades. She said that so far, neither Funai nor ICMBio is uttered.

"The Funai, for example, has to stand ready to pay the functioning of the brigade. So far not sought. In previous years, when we reported that the agency would have to bear the expenses we said no. I've talked this situation in Brasilia, "said

Monitoring INPE also pointed out that in the last two days the municipalities of Amazonas with higher records of fires are, in this order: Manicoré, Apuí, Lábrea, Canutama, New Aripuanã, Humaitá, Maués and Boca do Acre.

For the coordinator of Prevfogo, fires are caused by fire grazing by farmers or by invading these lands. She said Prevfogo already acting in several municipalities of Amazonas, especially in the countryside with its four brigades, composed of 60 brigades. "We brigades in Humaitá, Apuí, Boca do Acre and Manicoré," said Katya.

The report came in contact with the press offices of Funai ICMBio and reporting on the situation of protected areas. The advisory Funai said it forwarded the demand for the sector responsible and will respond as soon as you get the answer.

The emergency coordinator of environmental ICMBio, Christian Barlink, said by email that the portal acritica.com organ works in close partnership with Prevfogo. He said to Mapinguari Park was not requested support of IBAMA because of 1,784,425.84 hectares were affected by fires 8244.15 hectares.

He said that in the case of Amazon Parna Campos, besides the 21 firefighters ICMBio, no support of 15 firefighters from IBAMA.

"Of 961,326.38 hectares were affected by fires so far only 311.26 hectares. I notice that even in 2010 and 2011 this work was also mutually supportive.
Both Prevfogo / Ibamaapoiando fighting in areas under management ICMBio, as ICMBio supporting the fighting in areas prioritized by IBAMA outside the Federal Conservation Units "he said.



Source: Environment Brazil

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