FOREST FIRE IN THE SÃO DONATO STATE BIOLOGICAL RESERVE: CAUSES, DAMAGE AND LEARNINGS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.813372328076

• Palavras-chave: Environmental documentary; Environmental damage; Wetlands.

• Keywords: Environmental documentary; Environmental damage; Wetlands.

• Abstract:

  The documented event consists of a large-scale forest fire that occurred in January of 2022 at the São Donato State Biological Reserve, located on the West Border, while the state of Rio Grande do Sul was under the effect of a historic heat wave. The data and audiovisual materials that make up the cinematographic work generated are the result of extension and research projects, course conclusion works (associated with the Bachelor in Environmental Management at Uergs), the performance of SEMA through its rangers and the collaboration of firefighters and volunteers who fought the fire. The fire is classified as a surface fire, in which a headwater developed that consumed a large part of the wetland that makes up the reserve, the fire and smoke released caused a disturbance for thousands of people in the region, in particular the municipality of Maçambará, in addition the escape of hundreds of animals. The mode chosen in the montage was the expository, which is characterized by the use of voices and subtitles addressed to the public, it is the predominant mode in the making of documentaries. The work on display includes aerial drone and crop plane images of the affected area, data from fauna and flora surveys, mapping and characterization of the burned area, water recovery of the wetland consumed by the flames, monitoring of the spontaneous regrowth of vegetation. The elaboration and dissemination of the results obtained generated awareness, reflection and epistephilia in the society affected by this historic event.