Neither soy nor gaucho: peasant autonomy and environmental governance at Resex Chapada Limpa (MA)

Authors

  • Diana Patrícia Mendes Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Benedito Souza Filho Universidade Federal do Maranhão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.2017.137320

Keywords:

Extractive Reserve, Impacts, Agrarian conflicts, Agribusiness, Governance

Abstract

The advance of agribusiness in eastern Maranhão, facing the planting of soybeans, has led to the destruction of large areas of Cerrado, compromising the social and economic organization of the families residing in the zones of implantation of these enterprises. Taking this framework for analysis, this article seeks to understand the impacts of these projects in the region, as it proposes a reflection on the elements that justified the creation of the Chapada Limpa Extractive Reserve located in the municipality of Chapadinha / MA as a territorial defense strategy. The study also seeks to understand the challenges of governance, since the autonomy of families was limited by the participation of the State as co-manager.

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Published

2017-09-27

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 2 (2017)

Section

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How to Cite

Mendes, D. P., & Souza Filho, B. (2017). Neither soy nor gaucho: peasant autonomy and environmental governance at Resex Chapada Limpa (MA). Revista De Antropologia, 60(2), 513-531. https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.2017.137320