Indigenous land of Brazilian Cerrado and their changes in land cover

Abstract

This research compares the evolution of land cover change inside the Indigenous Lands (ILs) of the Brazilian Cerrado with changes occurring in their respective buffer zones delimited by 10km. For this, data from the MapBiomas platform are used, which provides the annual series of land cover data, and FUNAI's (National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples) mapping of indigenous lands. For land cover analysis, the annual period of 1985 and 2020 were considered and compared, using the map with the 2022 IL layout. In this research, three Indigenous Lands were discussed, which are Avá Canoeiro, Menka and Morro Branco, located in the Brazilian Cerrado biome. The results point to changes in land cover from 1985 to 2020 within the Indigenous Lands as well as in their buffer, therefore, it is considered that the delimitation of ILs contributes to the conservation of biodiversity in addition to serving as a space to protect the forms of relations of the original peoples. Finally, possible future paths for research in this area are highlighted.