Sustainable Amazon: A Systemic Inquiry with Native Populations
Journal
Sustainabilitgy
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2023-05-04
Author(s)
Raizza Miranda
;
;
Lucena Alvimar
;
Ygor Logullo
;
Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain
;
Carvalho, Tereza C.M.B
;
Renato C. Sato
Research Team
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland & Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (ITA), Brasilien
Abstract
The Amazon Rainforest suffers from unsustainable exploitation and encroachment on native peoples’ territories, leading to poverty and environmental destruction. This inquiry aims to
understand the impact of deforestation on the economic development of communities and peoples and the relationships between persistent poverty and social pathologies. The research project employed empirical and conceptual methods, collecting data through interviews and constructing a systemic model concerning pathological dynamics within the Amazon region. The study found traps involving innovation, biodiversity, capacity building, access to economic assets, social development,
cultural identity, access to knowledge, savannization, and forest appropriation. A systemic approach that reconnects with nature is essential to establish a sustainable economy in the Amazon rainforest. Proposed solutions include an ecological economy, stopping deforestation, encouraging entrepreneurship,
valuing tradition, safe environment, building skills and competencies, increasing information and communication effectiveness, and fostering cooperation. This research seeks fundamentally new solutions that reach beyond the existing regime and contributes to establishing a new paradigm for
the Amazon Forest.
understand the impact of deforestation on the economic development of communities and peoples and the relationships between persistent poverty and social pathologies. The research project employed empirical and conceptual methods, collecting data through interviews and constructing a systemic model concerning pathological dynamics within the Amazon region. The study found traps involving innovation, biodiversity, capacity building, access to economic assets, social development,
cultural identity, access to knowledge, savannization, and forest appropriation. A systemic approach that reconnects with nature is essential to establish a sustainable economy in the Amazon rainforest. Proposed solutions include an ecological economy, stopping deforestation, encouraging entrepreneurship,
valuing tradition, safe environment, building skills and competencies, increasing information and communication effectiveness, and fostering cooperation. This research seeks fundamentally new solutions that reach beyond the existing regime and contributes to establishing a new paradigm for
the Amazon Forest.
Language
English (United States)
Keywords
holistic
ecology
sustainability
deforestation
amazon forest
indigenous
community
social pathology
poverty
tradition
systems thinking
Volume
15
Start page
7517
Pages
24
Division(s)
Contact Email Address
Raizza Miranda <raizzamiranda@gmail.com>, markus.schwaninger@unisg.ch
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