Acre: das lutas socioambientais ao desafio de um desenvolvimento sustentável

Abstract

The current study deals with two proposals, which are being developed in Extractive Reserves in Acre State, aiming its sustainable development. The construction of this kind of alternatives for agro extractivist populations of this region represents a challenge. The main objective is to characterize, analyze and understand the political, economical, cultural and social meanings of the projects: The Forest Handling of the Multiple Usage of the PAE Porto Dias and High Productivity Island Rationalization of the Extraction of Gum in Extractive Areas . The study of these two proposals considers the situation of logging in the Amazon region as well as the social and political context of Acre State, particularly the opportunities arisen after the election of representatives of the popular movements for the State Government. Its analyses can be a step forward in the development of these projects, which aim at the improvement of life conditions for the extractivist workers and for the environment. We believe in the alternative of a new extractivism, defended by the IAPs project, for its characteristics of partnership, which strength the culture of rubber tappers, with a perspective of economical feasibility, recovering devastated areas and respecting forest s biodiversity. The methodology used gave a special importance to fieldwork with interviews and complementary data obtained from those involved direct or indirectly with the project. It also included a revision and analyses of a scarce existent bibliography and reports and evaluations of both.