The Brazilian military governments of 1964-1985 were obsessed with populating and developing Amazon, convinced that otherwise another power might seize it. Even if such paranoia has died down, Advance Brazil, the governments 776 billion reais economic-development plan, still assumes that it needs to...
The Brazilian military governments of 1964-1985 were obsessed with populating and developing Amazon, convinced that otherwise another power might seize it. Even if such paranoia has died down, Advance Brazil, the governments 776 billion reais economic-development plan, still assumes that it needs to be opened up with new roads and waterways. However many studies argued that such transport links, when built near forests, triggered massive deforestation. Also, government has attempted to settle landless peasants in forested areas, which has been a smaller but significant cause of deforestation. However, there are good reasons for hoping that things will not turn out so badly. This article concerns on these reasons which may become significant and meaningful cases for the sustainable development in Brazilian Amazon. Three cases were drawn from recent experiences First, the lowly coconut husk is processed into car seats, headrests and sun visors for Mercede"s Brazil-made automobiles and commercial trucks. The production of seemingly-unlikely but environmentally-friendly coconut fiber auto parts is a result of a partnership between Daimler-Chrysler and POEMA(Poverty and Environment in Amazonia), a research and development project formed to protect the rain forest and combat poverty in the Amazon basin. As such the company applies three key criteria to its relationship with POEMA: local content, ecological soundness, and cost. Secondly, in parts of Amazonia where much local forest is either razed or damaged, timber firms are coming to see unharmed woodland as an asset that can yield a good income. Therefore, sustainable management of forests, known as "reduced-impact logging"(RIL) can be regarded as an alternative to the reckless conventional methods of timber extraction. Lastly, urbanization and the search for sustainable development present a dilemma in the Brazilian Amazon: how to accommodate an expanding urban population while creating and maintaining sustainable production systems that feed the people and manage the forest. A unique "peri-urban agroforestry" project, implemented by a municipal government in western Amazonia, seems to ba a viable option for other Amazonia cities that are experiencing increasing urbanization and its associated problems. In conclusion, such perspectives as importance of intensive use of the land, importance of land reform, effective institutionalization and administration, and international cooperation, are emphasized to consolidate the concept of the sustainable development in Brazilian Amazon.
The Brazilian military governments of 1964-1985 were obsessed with populating and developing Amazon, convinced that otherwise another power might seize it. Even if such paranoia has died down, Advance Brazil, the governments 776 billion reais economic-development plan, still assumes that it needs to be opened up with new roads and waterways. However many studies argued that such transport links, when built near forests, triggered massive deforestation. Also, government has attempted to settle landless peasants in forested areas, which has been a smaller but significant cause of deforestation. However, there are good reasons for hoping that things will not turn out so badly. This article concerns on these reasons which may become significant and meaningful cases for the sustainable development in Brazilian Amazon. Three cases were drawn from recent experiences First, the lowly coconut husk is processed into car seats, headrests and sun visors for Mercede"s Brazil-made automobiles and commercial trucks. The production of seemingly-unlikely but environmentally-friendly coconut fiber auto parts is a result of a partnership between Daimler-Chrysler and POEMA(Poverty and Environment in Amazonia), a research and development project formed to protect the rain forest and combat poverty in the Amazon basin. As such the company applies three key criteria to its relationship with POEMA: local content, ecological soundness, and cost. Secondly, in parts of Amazonia where much local forest is either razed or damaged, timber firms are coming to see unharmed woodland as an asset that can yield a good income. Therefore, sustainable management of forests, known as "reduced-impact logging"(RIL) can be regarded as an alternative to the reckless conventional methods of timber extraction. Lastly, urbanization and the search for sustainable development present a dilemma in the Brazilian Amazon: how to accommodate an expanding urban population while creating and maintaining sustainable production systems that feed the people and manage the forest. A unique "peri-urban agroforestry" project, implemented by a municipal government in western Amazonia, seems to ba a viable option for other Amazonia cities that are experiencing increasing urbanization and its associated problems. In conclusion, such perspectives as importance of intensive use of the land, importance of land reform, effective institutionalization and administration, and international cooperation, are emphasized to consolidate the concept of the sustainable development in Brazilian Amazon.
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