Implication of the Agro-extractive Settlement Project (PAE) in the participatory governance of common natural resources in Amazon floodplain

  • Shaji Thomas Universidade Federal do Pará/ Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos
  • Oriana Almeida Universidade Federal do Pará UFPA/NAEA
  • Elysângela Sousa Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA/ Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos - NAEA

Resumo

Despite covering only 2% of the Amazon basin, floodplains are rich environments with fertile soils sustaining abundant natural resources. Throughout the history of human occupation, floodplains have played a central role in the economy of the Amazon region. Despite the importance of the region, land tenure in these areas has always been ambiguous. Since 2006, the government created 15 Agro-extractive Settlement Projects (PAE) in Lower Amazon floodplains to regulate land ownership and to encourage the process of community participation in the management of natural resources. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the impact brought about by the creation of PAE in the governance of common natural resources and land regulation in the region. Data for this study were obtained through field visits, literature review, focus groups and interviews with 29 community leaders. The study area is located in three Agro-extractive Settlement Projects in the Lower Amazon floodplain of the municipality of Santarém. Among the PAE’s communities analysed, 86% had some sort of community fishing agreements for internal control of the use of fishery resources in lake communities. In the interviews with community leaders, 82% of interviewees expressed dissatisfaction towards the process of PAE implementation in the region. In relation to the Utility Plan (UP), 33% interviewees believe that the rules hinder the development of floodplains, and yet, 77% think that the UP is necessary for proper functioning of the settlement. The main problems of land regulation pointed out in the study include the lack of dialogue between the community and governmental entities such as INCRA, the non-delivery of land titles and the lack of definition regarding land occupation by cattle rangers in the region.

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Biografia do Autor

Shaji Thomas, Universidade Federal do Pará/ Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos
Doutor em Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Pesquisador Pós- doutorado no Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos - NAEA da Universidade Federal do Pará e bolsita de Pós- doutorado CAPES.
Oriana Almeida, Universidade Federal do Pará UFPA/NAEA
Professora e pesquisadora - Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônico, NAEA/ UFPA
Elysângela Sousa Pinheiro, Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA/ Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos - NAEA
Doutorando no Programa de Pós-graduação em Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos -NAEA/ UFPA

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2017-05-02
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