Cartografia social da Amazônia: os significados de território e o rito de passagem da 'proteção' ao 'protecionismo'

Abstract

This paper reflects on results that have damaged the land rights of people and traditional communities in the Amazon in adopting both “protection-based” and “protectionism-related” policies. The former are connected to an environmental-conservationist effort and are defended by multilateral agencies; however, they have been unsuccessful in changing some local situations, such as land-title regularization in reserves and granting land rights to those living in quilombos (former-slave communities). On the other hand, “protectionist” policies have unleashed inappropriate exploration in the “natural-resource strategies”, which has weakened the land rights acquired by people in the region.