A sustainability analysis of the exploitation of the baru almond (Dipteryx alata Vogel) in the Brazilian Savanna

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v10n2.2019.25666

Keywords:

Baru; Production Chain; Sustainability; Forest Extrativism.

Abstract

This article seeks to discuss the results of a survey that sought to identify, by means of indicators and social-economic information, if the exploitation of the baru nut (Dipteryx alata Vogel) - a Brazilian species from the savanna - represents a sustainable alternative to generate income for family farmers in Goias and the Federal District. The results showed that, under the current circumstances, the baru extrativism done by family farmers isn’t a sustainable income generation activity. This result considers the premise that for an activity to be sustainable, it needs to show equilibrium among the various factors of sustainability. The obstacles that the family farmers of the baru nut production chain face may be prejudicial to the proper exploitation of the nut, which could compromise the sustainability of the activity as a whole.

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Author Biography

Rogerio Marcos Magalhaes, Ministério do Meio Ambiente, Brasília, DF, Brasil

É doutor em desenvolvimento sustentável (2011), com ênfase em política e gestão ambiental pelo Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CDS) da Universidade de Brasília (UnB) onde também concluiu o mestrado profissionalizante em desenvolvimento sustentável (2003). Tem pós-graduação latu sensu (1984) em heveicultura pela Universidade Federal do Pará (FCAP). É graduado em Engenharia Florestal pela UnB (1982) e também possui graduação em Direito pela Associação de Ensino Unificado do Distrito Federal (1994). É advogado com inscrição na OAB/DF. Atualmente é analista ambiental do Ministério do Meio Ambiente (MMA). Tem experiência em gestão pública do meio ambiente, atuando principalmente nas seguintes áreas: conservação e uso sustentável da biodiversidade, acesso ao patrimônio genético e ao conhecimento tradicional associado e repartição de benefícios e agroextrativismo.

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Published

2019-08-31

How to Cite

Magalhaes, R. M. (2019). A sustainability analysis of the exploitation of the baru almond (Dipteryx alata Vogel) in the Brazilian Savanna. Sustainability in Debate, 10(2), 85–95. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v10n2.2019.25666

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2019): Sustentabilidade em Debate

Section

Articles - Varia

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