Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime
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Resumo: | Abstract: Scientific research that purports to evaluate Indigenous fire regimes in the absence of ethnographically contextualized ecological data runs the risk of exacerbating the fire blame game and providing evidence to support distorted narratives advanced by anti-Indigenous advocates. Spatial analysis of fire scars in Indigenous territories can be an effective tool for characterizing cultural fire regimes in terms of distribution and frequency, especially when qualified by linkages to different local ecosystems. A recently published article drew on fire scar mapping from satellite imagery to assess anthropogenic fire distribution and frequency in the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Land, Central Brazil. The authors use their findings to characterize A'uwẽ (Xavante) use of fire as unmanaged and a model of unsustainable use of cerrado resources. In this article, we discuss Aguiar & Martins's recent paper in light of our long-term research on A'uwẽ hunting with fire in the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Land, arguing that A'uwẽ hunters do burn according to established cultural protocols, manage their use of fire for conservationist purposes, and do not cause environmental degradation by burning. |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regimeSpatial analysisfire managementfire regimesIndigenous fire usecerradoAbstract: Scientific research that purports to evaluate Indigenous fire regimes in the absence of ethnographically contextualized ecological data runs the risk of exacerbating the fire blame game and providing evidence to support distorted narratives advanced by anti-Indigenous advocates. Spatial analysis of fire scars in Indigenous territories can be an effective tool for characterizing cultural fire regimes in terms of distribution and frequency, especially when qualified by linkages to different local ecosystems. A recently published article drew on fire scar mapping from satellite imagery to assess anthropogenic fire distribution and frequency in the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Land, Central Brazil. The authors use their findings to characterize A'uwẽ (Xavante) use of fire as unmanaged and a model of unsustainable use of cerrado resources. In this article, we discuss Aguiar & Martins's recent paper in light of our long-term research on A'uwẽ hunting with fire in the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Land, arguing that A'uwẽ hunters do burn according to established cultural protocols, manage their use of fire for conservationist purposes, and do not cause environmental degradation by burning.Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP2022-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032022000100401Biota Neotropica v.22 n.1 2022reponame:Biota Neotropicainstname:Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)instacron:BIOTA - FAPESP10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2021-1220info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessWelch,James R.Brondizio,Eduardo S.Coimbra Jr.,Carlos E. A.eng2022-01-20T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1676-06032022000100401Revistahttps://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v20n1/pt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||juliosa@unifap.br1676-06111676-0611opendoar:2022-01-20T00:00Biota Neotropica - Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)false |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime Welch,James R. Spatial analysis fire management fire regimes Indigenous fire use cerrado |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime |
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Remote spatial analysis lacking ethnographic grounding mischaracterizes sustainability of Indigenous burning regime |
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Welch,James R. |
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Welch,James R. Brondizio,Eduardo S. Coimbra Jr.,Carlos E. A. |
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Brondizio,Eduardo S. Coimbra Jr.,Carlos E. A. |
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Welch,James R. Brondizio,Eduardo S. Coimbra Jr.,Carlos E. A. |
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Spatial analysis fire management fire regimes Indigenous fire use cerrado |
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Spatial analysis fire management fire regimes Indigenous fire use cerrado |
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Abstract: Scientific research that purports to evaluate Indigenous fire regimes in the absence of ethnographically contextualized ecological data runs the risk of exacerbating the fire blame game and providing evidence to support distorted narratives advanced by anti-Indigenous advocates. Spatial analysis of fire scars in Indigenous territories can be an effective tool for characterizing cultural fire regimes in terms of distribution and frequency, especially when qualified by linkages to different local ecosystems. A recently published article drew on fire scar mapping from satellite imagery to assess anthropogenic fire distribution and frequency in the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Land, Central Brazil. The authors use their findings to characterize A'uwẽ (Xavante) use of fire as unmanaged and a model of unsustainable use of cerrado resources. In this article, we discuss Aguiar & Martins's recent paper in light of our long-term research on A'uwẽ hunting with fire in the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Land, arguing that A'uwẽ hunters do burn according to established cultural protocols, manage their use of fire for conservationist purposes, and do not cause environmental degradation by burning. |
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