Agroforestry Multistrata Systems and the Brazilian Environmental Law: Challenges and Solutions

Authors

  • Martin Ewert Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agroecossistemas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
  • Giorgini Augusto Venturieri Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
  • Walter Steenbock Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio)
  • Carlos Eduardo Sicoli Seoane Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – Embrapa Florestas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v36i0.39944

Keywords:

Cooperafloresta, environmental conservation, public policies

Abstract

Immersed in the research universe of traditional communities associated with Cooperafloresta – association of agroforestry farmers located in the municipalities of Adrianópolis and Bocaiúva do Sul/Paraná, and Barra do Turvo/São Paulo – this paper presents a dialectical discussion of challenges and solutions of the current Brazilian environmental laws for agroforestry practice. The current context is the lack of presence of environmental policies and regulations in favor of the legislation in the country. To identify and describe the legal agroforestry framework in the law, the methodology was based on a case study, literature review and participant observation. Based on the experiences of Cooperafloresta’s agroforestry, the main protagonists of environmental conservation were pointed out to be farming families practicing agroforestry. Therefore, the formation of public policies such as the Acquisition of Food Program (PAA), Payment for Environmental Services (PES), and Participatory Guarantee System (SPG), for fixation, salutation, empowerment and increase in quality of life of those families is supported to overcome the socio-economic problematic they are facing. It was concluded that there is legal support for the compatibility of environmental conservation on legally protected areas with the use of AFS’s while using adequate agricultural practices.

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Published

2016-04-30

How to Cite

Ewert, M., Venturieri, G. A., Steenbock, W., & Seoane, C. E. S. (2016). Agroforestry Multistrata Systems and the Brazilian Environmental Law: Challenges and Solutions. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 36. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v36i0.39944

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Vol. 36 (2016)

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