Conflict and Challenges of traditional populations of the Brazilian Amazon: the case of Extractive Reserve in the Far North of Tocantins State

This article analyzes the conflicts caused by virtue of the creation process Resex in the Far North until the year 2015. The chosen methodology was the case study, with information collected from written documents and interviews. The results indicate that after 24 years of existence of Resex the fam...

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Main Authors: Dayane Rouse Neves Sousa, Marcelo Leles Romarco de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de La Plata 2017-08-01
Series:Mundo Agrario
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Online Access:http://www.mundoagrario.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/6273
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Summary:This article analyzes the conflicts caused by virtue of the creation process Resex in the Far North until the year 2015. The chosen methodology was the case study, with information collected from written documents and interviews. The results indicate that after 24 years of existence of Resex the families still did not live within the area of this Conservation Unit, but in surrounding communities, which has contributed to the intensification in dispute for resources and conflicts between traditional population and farmers.
ISSN:1515-5994