The Extractive Reserves of Terra do Meio: an experience of alternative development for the Amazon

Authors

  • André Villas-Bôas Instituto Socioambiental
  • Rodrigo Junqueira Instituto Socioambiental
  • Marcelo Salazar Instituto Socioambiental
  • Augusto Postigo Instituto Socioambiental
  • Jeferson Straatmann Instituto Socioambiental
  • Cristina Velásquez Instituto Socioambiental
  • Juan Doblas Instituto Socioambiental
  • Edione Goveia Instituto Socioambiental
  • Maria Augusta Torres Instituto Socioambiental
  • Victor Cabreira Lima Instituto Socioambiental
  • Fabíola Andressa Moreira da Silva Instituto Socioambiental
  • Leonardo de Moura Instituto Socioambiental
  • Roberto Rezende Instituto Socioambiental/UFSCar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v48i0.59017

Keywords:

Extractive Reserves, traditional people, river dwellers, rights

Abstract

The model of Extractive Reserves in the Brazilian Amazon came  out of the struggle of the rubber tappers’ social movement led by Chico Mendes. The Reserves model was proposed as an alternative development model for the Amazon and its peoples, in contrast to a hegemonic model based on destruction of the forest and social inequality. Since Chico Mendes’ death, 88 Extractive Reserves have been created in Brazil. Three of them were created in the 2000’s in the Xingu River basin. This article describes the experience of organization and management of those Reserves, arguing that the model of Extractive Reserves can, under certain circumstances, achieve the goals first conceptualized by the movement led by Chico Mendes. We write as members of Instituto Socioambiental, an NGO that has been working in the Xingu River basin for decades, supporting associations of inhabitants of the Extractive Reserves for more than ten years. We describe strategies that families and partner institutions have chosen in pursuit of a model of development that is environmentally sustainable and socially just.

Author Biographies

Rodrigo Junqueira, Instituto Socioambiental

 

 

Marcelo Salazar, Instituto Socioambiental

 

 

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Published

2018-11-30

How to Cite

Villas-Bôas, A., Junqueira, R., Salazar, M., Postigo, A., Straatmann, J., Velásquez, C., … Rezende, R. (2018). The Extractive Reserves of Terra do Meio: an experience of alternative development for the Amazon. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 48. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v48i0.59017

Issue

Vol. 48 (2018): 30 Years of the Legacy of Chico Mendes

Section

30 Years of the Legacy of Chico Mendes

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