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Xerente Indigenous Territory

Coverage of Xerente Indigenous Territory in the Nexus archive.

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  • SCIENCEJun 7 · 12:37 UTCWTOP DC
    In Brazil’s Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy

    In Brazil’s Cerrado region, the Xerente Indigenous people collaborate with environmental officials to use controlled burns as a wildfire prevention strategy. This approach combines ancestral knowledge with scientific methods to create fire barriers during the dry season, reducing the risk of large-scale fires exacerbated by El Niño.