Gestão de recursos naturais em territórios quilombolas: o caso do território estadual quilombola do ramal do Piratuba

Abstract

The management of natural resources in quilombola territories demands an understanding of the peculiar ways of life of these culturally differentiated groups, the dynamics of exploitation, use and explotation of resources available in the territories under their domains. The ethnographic or ethnomethodological research aimed to analyze how these relations of quilombola society with nature reflect in the management of the dynamics of use and management of natural resources within the collective domain area of the community. In quilombo lands, production and preservation activities should be seen as complementary to mitigate solutions and minimize environmental impacts resulting from the conversion of forest systems to agricultural systems. The conversion of forest areas to other land use classes such as agricultural crops and pasture areas leads to the decharacterization of the natural landscape, which may compromise the quality and availability of resources. The internal landscape alteration processes reflect the land use dynamics in the area legally titled by ITERPA as TEQ Ramal do Piratuba, where alternative land use in agriculture and livestock can also result in considerable quality losses. and conservation of water bodies, that is, water resources. The management of the use and exploitation of natural resources in the quilombo should be understood as self-management or community management of resources in order to enable solutions of collective interest, linking poverty reduction to preservation actions, generating improvement in the population's quality of life. under the assumption of guaranteeing the same conditions for future generations of quilombolas piratubenses.