Permanência de práticas tradicionais em reservas extrativistas no Estado de Rondônia.

Abstract

This thesis examines the persistence of traditional practices extraction of forest products in the Extractive Reserves - Resex in the State of Rondônia. The process of occupation occurred in the state by deploying differentiated government settlement projects, set by the activities related to agriculture, logging, and later to livestock. The forest resource management, given the characteristics and potential of the region, there is an alternative basis for achieving sustainable development. Currently, the State of Rondônia has 21 Extractive Reserves, two of which are not inhabited. The challenge is how to maintain these practices and make them sustainable economically, socially and environmentally. Therefore, it is proposed to seek the understanding of how traditional practices establish permanent relations with the territory in which they operate. As a premise, the paper discusses the context of the formation and development of the State Reserves State of Rondônia - object of study - and identifies products that generate income for extraction. The study was developed using existing secondary data on official documents from government agencies, and primary data obtained through interviews with representatives of Resex and representatives of families of the reserves. As for the results, all residents of Resex establish traditional practices, even with the challenge of constant threats as invasions of loggers and Indians, lack of electricity and water supply, as well as lack of schools in communities. In economic indicator, most extractive lives of Brazil nut and rubber, as a major factor contributing to the family income. Regarding the environment, the concern is with the preservation of the species, especially fishes like jatuarana, tambaqui and painted, which are disappearing. The survey highlights the desire of all respondents, wanting more attention from government authorities, because the needs of the majority is focused on education, health, energy and transportation in communities, as well as other economic alternative. The research shows that extractive reserves in Rondonia State have their economic activities based on sales of products such as rubber, cashew and copaiba oil, the exploitation of timber resources in these units has emerged as an alternative income. Regarding social aspects, the units studied follow a dropout population, resulting from a combination of factors, including the difficulty in access basic social services. We conclude that public policy has an important role for the permanence of these traditional practices in RESEX.