Etnoconhecimento do peixe-boi amazônico (Trichechus inunguis): uso tradicional por ribeirinhos na Reserva Extrativista Tapajós Arapiuns e Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, Pará

A atividade de caça é praticada por populações rurais da Amazônia, sendo utilizada tanto para fins de subsistência, como comercial. Esta prática faz com que o amazônida adquira conhecimento sobre o ambiente e as espécies autóctones, interagindo de forma direta com a natureza. O peixe-boi amazônico (Trichechus inunguis) é um animal tradicionalmente utilizado por ribeirinhos, mesmo estando protegido por Lei desde 1967. Diante do exposto, este trabalho teve dois objetivos principais: 1- analisar o uso do peixe-boi amazônico na Reserva Extrativista Tapajós Arapiuns (RESEX T/A) e na Floresta Nacional do Tapajós (FLONA do Tapajós), segundo o conhecimento dos ribeirinhos; 2- caracterizar o nível de organização social das comunidades como forma de identificar a viabilidade para a implantação de alternativas sustentáveis de produção animal. Para isso realizaram-se duas expedições às margens dos rios Tapajós (2002) e rio Arapiuns (2003) (Pará - Brasil) nos limites das Unidades de Conservação (UCs) citadas acima. Foram utilizados questionários pré-elaborados e realizadas 189 entrevistas. A atividade principal dos ribeirinhos entrevistados na duas UCs foi a agricultura (n=103 ribeirinhos). Segundo os relatos, são avistados um ou dois peixes-boi, durante a época de cheia e neste mesmo período a fêmea é vista com o filhote. Este animal é visto tanto no rio Tapajós (41,57%, n= 74) como nos lagos da região (47,19%, n= 84), diferente do que foi observado nas comunidades do rio Arapiuns cujos relatos indicam um avistamento maior no rio (56,56%, n=56) do que nos lagos (30,3%, n=30). Quarenta e nove ribeirinhos das UCs estudadas admitiram já terem caçado o peixe-boi, sendo que somente na RESEX T/A 46,34% (n= 19) caçaram para subsistência, enquanto que na FLONA do Tapajós 50% (n= 4) dos casos foi para o comércio e 37,5% (n= 3) foi para a subsistência. Mas é oportuno ressaltar que o número de caçadores da FLONA do Tapajós (n=8) foi pequeno para se afirmar um padrão de uso do T. inunguis. Nestas UCs 92,59% (n= 175) dos caçadores sabiam da proibição da caça. Sendo que em 46,33% (n= 101) das respostas esta informação foi obtida por meio do IBAMA. Em relação aos utensílios de caça, o arpão foi o mais utilizado. O uso mais comum foi como alimento, sendo identificado no animal três tipos diferentes de carne, de acordo com a visão dos ribeirinhos. Na medicina tradicional a banha foi empregada sobretudo nos casos de reumatismo 22,75% (n= 43). As UCs possuem juntas aproximadamente 26 mil habitantes, oferecer alternativas sustentáveis de alimento, trabalho e renda poderiam melhorar a realidade adversa das comunidades. Há um histórico de luta pelo direito a terra e melhoria da qualidade de vida nas UCs, 86,77% das comunidades da RESEX T/A fazem parte de associações, e na FLONA do Tapajós 68%. Em ambas houveram experiências com projetos comunitários, embora existam ainda limitações em algumas comunidades, como a falta de assistência técnica contínua e de maior engajamento por parte dos moradores, estes fatores representam uma limitação importante para a implementação de atividades produtivas dentro do contexto do desenvolvimento sustentável.

Glória e tragédia: a dualidade da prestação de contas do Sport Club Corinthians Paulista em seus relatórios de sustentabilidade

Pós-graduação em Comunicação - FAAC

Rock Hill Music Club Records - Accession 535

The Rock Hill Music Club Records consist of correspondence, an annual report, numerous awards, news clippings, yearbooks, conventions programs, musical programs, scrapbook pages, presidents’ reports, and magazines relating to the Rock Hill, SC Music Club.

Rock Hill Music Club Records - Accession 932

The Rock Hill Music Club Records consists of correspondence, yearbooks, and programs of the meetings, convention programs, numerous awards, newspaper articles, sheet music, presidents’ reports, handbooks, constitutions, photographs, and scrapbooks pertaining to the Rock Hill, SC club.

Rock Hill Civitan Club Records - Accession 244 - M107 (137)

The Rock Hill Civitan Club Records consist of manuals, brochures, newsletters and some correspondence relating to club projects, membership and the club organization related to the Civitan Club based in Rock Hill, SC.

Keystone Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 286 - M122 (155)

The Keystone Club of Rock Hill Records consist of constitutions, minutes, yearbooks and study program booklets from Winthrop’s Extension Dept. in the early 1920s. The Keystone Club of Rock Hill, SC was organized in 1914 as a women’s study group. The club was a charter member of Rock Hill City Federation of Women's Clubs and was a member of the State Federation of Women's Clubs and of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.

Women's Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 219

The Women's Club of Rock Hill's mission is to further the cultural, educational, and social interest of its members and to promote interest in Rock Hill’s civic development and welfare. The Women's Club of Rock Hill Records consist of constitutions and bylaws, histories, minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, program notes, brochures, newsletters, membership lists, yearbooks, questions, certificates, awards, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The records also relate to the thirteen affiliated clubs comprising the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill: Amateur Arts, Arts Appreciation, Book Discussion, Book Lovers, Crafts, Hearthstone, Hermitage, Home Study, Lantern, Literary, Outlook, Palmetto, and Politeia, and to other records for the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Club and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Records of various organizations not directly related to the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill are also included, such as the Tri-County Parents Without Partners, the Rock Hill Community Council, the Rock Hill Model Cities Commission, the Rock Hill Senior Center, and the South Carolina Conference on the Status of Women.

Woman's Club Yearbooks - Accession 39 - M14 (24)

The Woman's Club Yearbooks Collection consists of a Woman’s Club of Rock Hill Yearbook (1950-1951) and Woman's Club of Gaffney Yearbook (1935-1936).

Pilot Club International South Carolina District Records - Accession 205

The Pilot Club International was a service oriented club for women, however men are now allowed to join. The South Carolina District was founded in the 1930s for “the promotion of social welfare through the performance of civil and beneficial service of the character generally accomplished by civic organizations, rendering aid and assistance to local Pilot Clubs and implementing at the district level the programs and policies of Pilot Club International.” The Pilot Club International South Carolina District Records consist of a certificate of incorporation, minutes, annual reports, correspondence, resolutions and lists of standing rules.

Outlook Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 210

Organized in 1904 as the Monday Afternoon Club and later the Monday Club, it became the Outlook Club in 1916. The original purpose of the book club (later the interests of the club were literary, social, and philanthropic) was to affect a better relationship between the wives of the Winthrop College faculty, and the women of Rock Hill, SC. The club was federated by the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1907 and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1933. Minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, program notes, newspaper clippings, membership records, publications, constitutions and bylaws, historical data, yearbooks, bulletins, convention records, magazines, catalogs, memorabilia, and a scrapbook. The records provide information, not only on the club but also on other subjects, including the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs, the role of women’s clubs during World War II, and the relationship between the wives of Winthrop College faculty and the women in the Rock Hill community.

Rotary Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 223

The Rock Hill Rotary Club was chartered by the International Association of Rotary Clubs on February 1, 1919 as a service organization. The Rotary Club of Rock Hill Records consist of the club charter, correspondence, yearbooks, membership lists, minutes, financial records, program notes and other records relating to the historical development of the Club.

Hunting and social behaviour of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) at Seal Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

The hunting behavior of leopard seals Hydrurga leptonyx was monitored opportunistically at Seal Island, South Shetland Islands, during the austral summers from 1986/87 to 1994/95. Leopard seals used several methods to catch Antarctic fur seal pups Arctocephalus gazella and chinstrap penguins Pygoscelis antarctica, and individuals showed different hunting styles and hunting success. One to two leopard seals per year were responsible for an average of 60% of observed captures of fur seal pups. Leopard seals preyed on penguins throughout the summer, but preyed on fur seal pups only between late December and mid-February. Hunting behavior differed significantly between different locations on the island; fur seals were hunted only at one colony, and penguins were hunted in several areas. The relative abundance of prey types, size of prey in relation to predator, and specialization of individual leopard seals to hunt fur seal prey probably influence individual prey preferences among leopard seals. On five occasions, two leopard seals were seen together on Seal Island. Possible interpretations of the relationship between the interacting leopard seals included a mother-offspring relationship, a consorting male-female pair, and an adult leopard seal followed by an unrelated juvenile. In two incidents at Seal Island, two leopard seals were observed interacting while hunting: one seal captured fur seal pups and appeared to release them to the other seal. Observations of leopard seals interacting during hunting sessions were difficult to confirm as co-operative hunting, but they strongly implied that the two seals were not agonistic toward one another. The hunting success of individual leopard seals pursuing penguins or fur seals is probably high enough for co-operative hunting not to become a common hunting strategy; however, it may occur infrequently when it increases the hunting productivity of the seals.

Lincoln Downtown Rotary Club

Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me to be here with you today. One of the things I'm enjoying most in my new position as University of Nebraska Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources is meeting the people who live in this state, in urban and rural areas, from Scottsbluff to Omaha, from Lincoln to Curtis, and at any number of towns - north, south, east, west - in between.

Nebraska Agribusiness Club

Thank you for inviting me to be here with you today. I've now completed four months as University of Nebraska Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and I welcome every opportunity that comes my way to meet and talk with Nebraska's residents. I'm particularly happy to be here with you; I appreciate your interest in agriculture, and Ed Woeppel tells me that many members of this group are very supportive of the Institute, and worked hard to create IANR in the '70s.

Omaha Agri-Business Club Leadership Award Presentation

It is a real pleasure to present the 2006 Omaha Agri- Business Club Leadership Award this evening during National Agriculture Week. I commend the Omaha Agri-Business Club for establishing this fine award. We always need to celebrate the accomplishments of individuals whose leadership efforts contribute to our agricultural industry which is the backbone of Nebraska and our nation.