The Importance of Forest Extractive Resources for Income Generation and Subsistence among Caboclos and Colonists in the Brazilian Amazon

We investigated the importance assigned to forest extractive resources (FR) for subsistence and income generation by colonist and Caboclos populations in the Brazilian Amazon. Key informants in 114 settlements (82 Caboclos and 32 colonists) in the southwest region of Pará classified on a four-level...

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Published in:Human ecology : an interdisciplinary journal 2020-02, Vol.48 (1), p.17-31
Main Authors: Camilotti, Vagner Luis, Pinho, Patricia, Brondízio, Eduardo S., Escada, Maria Isabel Sobral
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Colonialism
Deforestation
Economic development
Environmental Management
Fishing
Forest management
Forest products
Forest resources
Geography
Herbal medicine
Hunting
Income
Income generation
Land use
Low income groups
Medicinal plants
Nature reserves
River ecology
Roads & highways
Social factors
Social groups
Social Sciences
Socioeconomic data
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
Sociology
Timber
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Summary:We investigated the importance assigned to forest extractive resources (FR) for subsistence and income generation by colonist and Caboclos populations in the Brazilian Amazon. Key informants in 114 settlements (82 Caboclos and 32 colonists) in the southwest region of Pará classified on a four-level ordinal scale the importance of fruits, medicinal plants, hunting, fishing, and wood for both subsistence (FRI-s) and income generation (FRI-i). FRI-s was higher than FRI-i, which had a lower importance overall, except for fishing among Caboclos. The differences and similarities found both within and between the social groups refuted this social dichotomy as a major factor mediating the relationship with FR. We discuss possible socioeconomic factors as probable causes to explain the importance values found. The low importance for income generation may reveal the constraints on FR extraction in the Amazon, which can jeopardize the role of forest extractive reserves for economic development in the region.
ISSN:0300-7839
1572-9915
DOI:10.1007/s10745-020-00127-7