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1. THE BRIGADE IN ACTION

2. ALIANÇA DA TERRA FIRE BRIGADE
• The devastation caused by fire is undoubtedly one of the largest impacts on
Amazonian ecosystems. Fires that occur every year in this region cause irreparable
agricultural damage, dump tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, and
destroy biodiversity;
• The Xingu Fire Brigade is an Aliança da Terra initiative that began in May 2009 due
to:
1 ‐ the vast territorial areas with poor governance in the Xingu agricultural
frontier;
2 ‐ the severe annual drought season that dries out forage grasses and native
vegetation;
3 ‐ the misuse of fire by locals;
• The Aliança da Terra Fire Brigade is a pioneering project in the state of Mato Grosso
that serves to remedy this situation by offering on the ground solutions through
cooperative work with both the U.S. Forest Service, the Mato Grosso State Corpo de
Bombeiros, member properties of Aliança da Terra’s Registry for Social‐
Environmental Responsibility ,and indigenous communities in the Xingu region;

3. FIRE BRIGADE OBJECTIVES
• The main objective of the Brigade is to protect the forest located in the Xingu
National Park and onprivate properties registered with Aliança da Terra
surrounding the Park;
• Secondary objectives that underlie the work of the brigade,include:
1 – Train local residents in fire fighting techniques and fire management;
2 ‐ Conduct special training in settlements where 70% of the fires occur;
3 ‐ Reduce the rate of fires in the eastern basin of the Xingu (BHX) and,
consequently, greenhouse gas emissions;
4 ‐ Assist the registered rural properties on the eastern side of the Xingu Basin
in becoming REDD‐Ready;
5 ‐ Create preventative action fire plans;
6 – Utilize Brigade labor in the rainy season to replant forests along riparian
zones on Aliança da Terra registered properties;

4. FIRE BRIGADE STATISTICS
• The fire brigade area of operations covers 16 counties, 5 surrounding the
Xingu National Park, totaling nearly 13 million hectares;
• The figure below shows that 69 % of these areas are native
vegetation,totaling more than 8.5 million hectares;
• Percentage distribution by type in these areas:

5. ALIANÇA DA TERRA
PARTNERS

7. DONATIONS FOR THE FIRE BRIGADE

10. RESULTS
• The UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE,with the financial help of USAID, put on three separate firefighting
training courses in June 2009, February 2010, and August 2010. The results of thesec ourses include:
– The formation of a permanent fire fighting unit in Aliança da Terra;
– The training of over ninety personnel that live across there on and who help on an “as needed”
basis;
– The formation of a 24 man indigneous fire fighting force at the Xavante Maraiwatsede Reservation
in Mato Grosso.
• As of September 10, 2010, the AT firefighters have successfully extinguished twenty two wildfires as well
as controlled two others, between the Xingu and Araguaia Rivers in north eastern Mato Grosso State;
• The Xavante Brigade successfully deployed and extinguished two wildfires on private property in the
immediate vicinity of their reservation. Besides the environmental benefits, this was a huge public
relations victory for these people;
• The Aliança da Terra and Xavante Brigades not only fightfires:
– May through October : theyfightfires;
– November through April : actively reforest riparianzones on registered AT properties;
– Provide technical assistance to producers in riparianzone management and serve as na important
on the ground communications vehicle for AT.
‐ During the dry season, the Brigade also manages a river turtle conservation project on the
rio das mortes.

11. BETWEEN JUNE 29TH AND SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2010
24 FIRES CONTROLLED OR EXTINGUISHED IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
• NOVO SANTO ANTONIO
• BOM JESUS DO ARAGUAIA
• CONFRESA
• SÃO FELIX DO ARAGUAIA
• VILA RICA
• SERRA NOVA DOURADA

12. AREA OF OPERATIONS

13. • MAPS:
A ‐ Focuses heat captured from June to
August 2010;
B ‐ Fighting Fire Brigade carried out by
ALIANÇA DA TERRA in 2010;

14. FOCOS DE
CALOR

15. BURNED IN JULY 2010 BURNED IN SEPTEMBER 2010

17. AUGUST 2010 USFS TRAINING AT
XAVANTE MARAIWATSEDE
• 24 XAVANTE TRAINED;
• SINCE TRAINING, THEY FOUGHT TWO WILD FIRES SUCCESFULLY;
• THE NEW WARRIOR / “GUERREIRO” ETHOS.

18. ALIANÇA DA TERRA AND THE XAVANTE
UNITED IN MISSION

19. NOVO SANTO ANTONIO / MT
• A total of 10 fires successfuly fought;
• 4 of these fires occurred in the PEA (Parque Estadual do Araguaia);
• 9 of these fires were fought soley by Aliança da Terra. 1 fire was fought with
the help of theDefesa Civil fromMT;
• 195 total hours of direct and indirect action in this county;
• Due to these actions, damage was restricted to:
‐ 3,335 hectares of native vegetation
‐ 100 hectares of pasture.

20. BOM JESUS DO ARAGUAIA / MT
• 5 fires successfully fought;
• These actions were accomplished soley by Aliança da Terra with the help of
ranch employees;
• 163 hours of direct and indirect action in this county to date;
• Thanks to their efforts, damages werel imited to:
‐ 15,500 hectares of native vegetation;
‐ 39,000 hectares of pasture;

21. SÃO FELIX DO ARAGUAIA / MT
• 1 fire fought on August 12, 2010;
• This fire was fought soley by Aliança da Terra with the help of employees on
Fazenda Espigão do Leste;
• 15 hours of direct and indirect action;
• Damages:
‐ 1,200 hectares of pasture;

22. CONFRESA / MT
• 3 fires fought over 9 days between August 20‐28, 2010;
• Aliança da Terra, with the help of employees from
Fazenda Três Flechas, extinguished 3 separate fires;
• 106 hours of direct and indirectactionon Fazenda Três
Flechas;
• Damages: 900 hectares of pasture, riparian forest, and
cerrado.

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