Fighting forest fires in Amazon Indigenous Lands
The project aims to support the "Governador" Fire Brigade, located in the Governador Indigenous Land in Amarante do Maranhão, which is responsible for monitoring approximately 43 thousand hectares and 15 villages of the Gavião people, and for understanding how the use of remote sensing can improve prevention and response capacity in fighting forest fires on Indigenous lands. The project involves the international cooperation of Professor Dr. Polyanna Bispo from the University of Manchester and the national collaboration of Professor Dr. Maycon Melo, an anthropologist and professor at CEUMA University. The project will involve acquiring a computer and a satellite internet antenna, payment for one year of internet access, and financial assistance for a training workshop. The workshop aims to train indigenous members of the Brigade to monitor fire activity through remote sensing technologies, thus contributing to the region's prevention and fighting of forest fires. The primary beneficiaries are the indigenous peoples of the Governador Indigenous Land. The project seeks to increase the capacity of local communities to monitor and combat forest fires, contributing to the preservation of the Amazon, its biodiversity and the sustainable livelihoods of the local population.