Considerations on the Evolution of the National System of Protected Areas and the Territorial Planning of the Amazon: Interactions between the State and Science

Authors

  • Josimara Martins Dias DPCT - IG - UNICAMP
  • Newton Müller Pereira DPCT - IG - UNICAMP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v21i0.15933

Keywords:

Brazilian Amazon, scientific policy, environment policy

Abstract

This paper aims to present considerations on the evolution of Conservation Units amid the territorialplanning of the Amazon and to understand this process proposes five periods. The Brazilian Amazon iscurrently the region with the largest concentration of protected areas in the country. It is also the regionthat has received, since 2000, the most incentives for such practices in the world. This paper additionallydiscusses the reshaping of the social function of these protected areas in relation to national and internationalinterests mediated by the relationships established between the State and Science.

Author Biographies

Josimara Martins Dias, DPCT - IG - UNICAMP

Geógrafa - Licenciada e Bacharel (2001-2005) e doutoranda (2008) em Política Científica e Tecnológica na UNICAMP.

Newton Müller Pereira, DPCT - IG - UNICAMP

Prof. Dr. MS-5 no Departamento de Política Científica e Tecnológica, Instituto de Geociências da UNICAM.

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Published

2010-06-15

How to Cite

Dias, J. M., & Pereira, N. M. (2010). Considerations on the Evolution of the National System of Protected Areas and the Territorial Planning of the Amazon: Interactions between the State and Science. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 21. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v21i0.15933

Issue

Vol. 21 (2010): Socio-environmental Risks, Precaution and Protection

Section

Riscos, Precaução e Proteção Socioambientais

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