RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND AGROEXTRACTIVES PRACTICES

actions and experiences in traditional territories Geraizeiros, São Desidério-BA

Abstract

The objective of this article is to present an analysis of rural environmental management practices for conservation in traditional territories, from the social and cultural use of the cerrado, represented here by the agroextractivist practices of Geraizeiras families in the traditional communities of Ponte de Mateus and Cera, located in the Guará river valley, São Desidério-BA. The geographical studies have focused on understanding the Geraizeiras families' way of being-in-the-world, with an emphasis on agroextractivist practices and considering them for rural environmental management and conservation. Also noteworthy are the influences of the effective presence (or not) of public politics aimed at traditional communities and family farming, in this case the Politic of Sustainable Development of Traditional Peoples and Communities and the National Politic of Technical Assistance and Rural Extension. Thus, the empirical universe of the research lies in the results of an extension project and research actions with effects on rural environmental management and conservation in the Geraizeiras communities, especially in the areas of the beneficiary families' properties. The productive backyards in the form of Agroecological Agroforestry Systems and the inclusion of sustainable management practices in the agroextractive practices of Geraizeiras families are the main changes in rural environmental management for conservation in the territories and traditional communities under analysis here.