Data from: Fire management in the Brazilian Savanna: first steps and the way forward

1. Several decades of frustrated attempts to prevent fires in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) have led to deleterious ecological and management consequences. In 2014, the first Integrated Fire Management (IFM) program was launched in three protected areas (PA). 2. The IFM program considers local practices, ecological information, management options, and aims to create landscape mosaics of different fire histories to conserve biodiversity, reduce the prevalence of late-dry season (LDS) wildfires, protect fire-sensitive vegetation, and reduce conflicts between PA managers and local communities. 3. The first three years of imposed fire management regimes led to 40-57% reduction in LDS fires, improved dialogue between researchers, managers and local communities, generating fire management learning communities. 4. Synthesis and applications. This Integrated Fire Management programme represents a major advance in Cerrado management and conservation, by actively managing fires and decreasing the proportional of areas burnt by late-dry season wildfires. It can contribute to protected areas’ management in Cerrado and other South American fire-prone ecosystems. Long-term monitoring and research are essential to understand the ecological implications and to improve fire management practices.1. 数十年来，为防控巴西塞拉多（Cerrado）稀树草原火情所开展的诸多尝试均以失败告终，由此引发了有害的生态与管理后果。2014年，首个综合火灾管理（Integrated Fire Management, IFM）项目在三处保护区（Protected Areas, PA）正式启动。2. 该综合火灾管理项目兼顾本土实践、生态信息与各类管理方案，旨在构建具备不同火灾历史的景观镶嵌体，以保护生物多样性、降低晚干季（late-dry season, LDS）野火的发生频次、保护火情敏感植被，并缓解保护区管理人员与当地社区之间的冲突。3. 该项目推行火灾管理制度的前三年，便使晚干季野火的发生量降低了40%至57%，同时改善了研究人员、管理人员与当地社区之间的沟通协作，催生了火灾管理学习共同体。4. 综合与应用。本综合火灾管理项目通过主动管控火情、降低晚干季野火的过火区域占比，为塞拉多的生态管理与保护带来了重大进展。其可为塞拉多及其他南美火险频发生态系统的保护区管理提供有效借鉴。长期监测与研究对于厘清生态影响、优化火灾管理实践均至关重要。