Publication Date:
2012-09-29
Description:
Shifting cultivation systems have been blamed as the primary cause of tropical deforestation and are being transformed through various forms of conservation and development policies and through the emergence of new markets for cash crops. Here, we analyze the outcomes of different policies on land use/land cover change (LUCC) in a traditional, shifting cultivation landscape in the Atlantic Forest (Brazil), one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots. We also investigate the impacts of those policies on the environment and local livelihoods in Quilombola communities, which are formed by descendants of former Maroon colonies. Our findings show that conservation and social policies have had mixed effects both on the conservation of the Atlantic Forest and on the livelihoods of the Quilombola . We conclude that future interventions in the region need to build on the new, functional links between sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity, where less restrictive state policies leave room for new opportunities in self-organization and innovation. Content Type Journal Article Pages 1-19 DOI 10.1007/s10745-012-9529-9 Authors Cristina Adams, Laboratory of Human Ecology, Department of Environmental Management, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Av. Arlindo Bétio, 1000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 03828-000 Lucia Chamlian Munari, Laboratory of Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, R. do Matão, 277, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 05508-090 Nathalie Van Vliet, Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, Oster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark Rui Sergio Sereni Murrieta, Laboratory of Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, R. do Matão, 277, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 05508-090 Barbara Ann Piperata, Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, 4054 Smith Laboratory, 174 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA Celia Futemma, NEPAM - University of Campinas, Rua dos Flamboyants, 155, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, Brazil 13083-867 Nelson Novaes Pedroso Jr., Laboratory of Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, R. do Matão, 277, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 05508-090 Carolina Santos Taqueda, Laboratory of Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, R. do Matão, 277, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 05508-090 Mirella Abrahão Crevelaro, Laboratory of Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, R. do Matão, 277, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 05508-090 Vânia Luísa Spressola-Prado, Laboratory of Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, R. do Matão, 277, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 05508-090 Journal Human Ecology Online ISSN 1572-9915 Print ISSN 0300-7839
Print ISSN:
0300-7839
Electronic ISSN:
1572-9915
Topics:
Biology
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Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Ethnic Sciences
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