Social identity, local knowledge and adaptive management by traditional communities of the babassu region in Maranhão

This paper examines productive strategies of traditional communities, which integrate agriculture and extractive activities in secondary forests of babassu palm in the Mearim Valley, Maranhão State. Underscoring the adaptive nature of agroextractivist practices, the analysis contributes to demystify dichotomies associated with peasant mode of production with regard to the apparent resistance of these communities to livestock. The article examines interpretations, choices and practices in the incorporation of livestock by these farmers. We highlight the need to contextualize the multiple connections involved in the integration of productive activities in complex environmental systems, which in turn redefine the ways in which resource users delimit patterns of perception and management of the natural environment.

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Main Authors: Porro,Roberto, Porro,Noemi Sakiara Miyasaka
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: ANPPAS - Revista Ambiente e Sociedade 2015
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spelling oai:scielo:S1414-753X20150001000022015-10-27Social identity, local knowledge and adaptive management by traditional communities of the babassu region in MaranhãoPorro,RobertoPorro,Noemi Sakiara Miyasaka Agroextractive economy Peasantry Maranhão livelihoods This paper examines productive strategies of traditional communities, which integrate agriculture and extractive activities in secondary forests of babassu palm in the Mearim Valley, Maranhão State. Underscoring the adaptive nature of agroextractivist practices, the analysis contributes to demystify dichotomies associated with peasant mode of production with regard to the apparent resistance of these communities to livestock. The article examines interpretations, choices and practices in the incorporation of livestock by these farmers. We highlight the need to contextualize the multiple connections involved in the integration of productive activities in complex environmental systems, which in turn redefine the ways in which resource users delimit patterns of perception and management of the natural environment.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessANPPAS - Revista Ambiente e SociedadeAmbiente & Sociedade v.18 n.1 20152015-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-753X2015000100002en10.1590/1809-4422ASOC507V1812015en
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Social identity, local knowledge and adaptive management by traditional communities of the babassu region in Maranhão
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title_short Social identity, local knowledge and adaptive management by traditional communities of the babassu region in Maranhão
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description This paper examines productive strategies of traditional communities, which integrate agriculture and extractive activities in secondary forests of babassu palm in the Mearim Valley, Maranhão State. Underscoring the adaptive nature of agroextractivist practices, the analysis contributes to demystify dichotomies associated with peasant mode of production with regard to the apparent resistance of these communities to livestock. The article examines interpretations, choices and practices in the incorporation of livestock by these farmers. We highlight the need to contextualize the multiple connections involved in the integration of productive activities in complex environmental systems, which in turn redefine the ways in which resource users delimit patterns of perception and management of the natural environment.
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