A efetividade das unidades de conservação e das terras indígenas na contenção do desflorestamento na Amazônia Legal

Abstract

Was investigated the effectiveness of the Conservation Units of Integral Protection, Conservation Units of Sustainable Use and Indigenous Lands in the inhibition of deforestation in the Amazon. Data analysis was processed in GIS (Geographic Information System) in ArcGIS 9.3. The statistical model developed to test the effectiveness of Protected Areas was based on the difference between the observed deforestation in Protected Areas and deforestation in Protected Areas estimated from the surrounding five kilometers and ten kilometers of Protected Areas. It was found that in forest area by the year 2007, the Protected Areas occupy approximately 40% of the Amazon. Conservation Units of Integral Protection occupied 7.5% of the Amazon, Conservation Units of Sustainable Use occupied 11.2% of the Amazon and Indigenous Lands occupied 21% of the Amazon. Was a significant difference in the proportion of area occupied by the types of Protected Areas among the Amazonian states. It was noted also that the internal rate of deforestation in the Conservation Units of Integral Protection and in the Indigenous Lands was lower than in the Conservation Units of Sustainable Use. The internal rate of deforestation in the Protected Areas was much lower than the rate of deforestation is external to these areas in the states of Mato Grosso, Para and Rondonia. According to the statistical model of effectiveness, 62.3% of the Protected Areas studied were effective in containing the deforestation. This model is an important instrument to direct public policy planning for the conservation of the Amazon, because it indicates the protected areas most threatened by deforestation. It is essential to establish urgently the creation of more Protected Areas in the Amazon and the consolidation of existing protected areas, since it is not known how long these areas will be able to maintain without the minimum necessary for their support.