Sistema de informação geográfica na formulação de indicadores ambientais para sustentabilidade dos recursos hídricos

Planning and sustainable management of water resources require actions that focuses on life quality, recovery and preservation of natural resources. As such, a municipality must have tools which empower the government with the right to exercise such actions, for example, the Master Plan and Sector Plans. To develop municipal plans which will guide the development of the city and provide information for establishment of public policies, it is of the utmost importance that they are designed based on primary and safe data. In view of these considerations, this study aimed at formulating environmental indicators by using a Geographic Information System – GIS. The environmental diagnosis based on the gvGIS was used as database, which made the process to be agile and accurate. The watershed of Lençóis River – SP was the study area. It has a good database from the Environmental Diagnosis of the watershed of Lençóis River, which was created through funds from the State Funds for Water Resources – FEHIDRO. The borrower was the Service of Water Supply and Sewage of Lençóis Paulista – SAAELP. Based on the diagnosis, the indicators were formulated concerning land use and occupation as well as water resources. The results were considered satisfactory and showed that the methodology used in this study is of great importance to evaluate water resources, as it provides a reliable basis for the decision-making process seeking environmental compliance and sustainable development. By using environmental indicators, the sustainability of an area as a whole can be analyzed, and the parts as well, i.e., it is possible to identify which sector is experiencing significant problems and take actions to solve them.

Rotação e técnicas de manejo de biomassa em sistema plantio direto no cultivo de soja e milho

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Ciência do Solo) - FCAV

“Se querem que façamos algo pela floresta tem que nos pagar”: As lógicas da participação dos camponeses nos Comités de Gestão dos Recursos Naturais nos distritos de Palma e Mocimboa da Praia em 2009: Relatório do trabalho de campo em Namiune, Nkonga e 5º Congresso, Maputo, Dezembro de 2010

Our study considers the natural resources of the Miombo forests in Cabo Delgado from a broad ecosystems perspective. Thus, our view goes beyond the disciplinary approaches of forestry, agronomy, biology or zoology, and also of the social sciences, namely anthropology, history, sociology, political science or economics. The present study aims to establish a dialogue and create synergies between Miti Ltd. – the logging company and owner of the forest concessions – as well as government and state structures at the various levels and the communities – through the Committees on Natural Resources – in order to promote the sustainable use of resources and ecosystems. The research methodology we used can broadly be described as moderated transdisciplinary interaction for action-research based on the approach known as Learning for Sustainability (LforS, http://www.cde.unibe.ch/Pages/Project/2/14/Learning-for-Sustainability-Extension-Approach.aspx). The research methods used include: LforS seminars; field work; forests observations focusing, among others, on ecosystems, trees, wildlife, and burned areas; visits to farms; and interviews. We conducted both collective interviews and individual interviews, including with key informants. The main results indicate that members of the Committee on Natural Resources have a dual attitude: their statements defend the paradigm of sustainable use of natural resources as well as their own immediate monetary gain. They are willing to apply the values, concepts and theories of sustainable development that underpin the establishment of Committees on Natural Resources if they are paid for their work or if they can derive direct benefits from it, i.e. if they can earn a salary or allowance. If this does not happen, however, they are willing to allow actors to engage in illegal hunting or logging activities. This dual attitude also exists in relation to forestry operators. If the concession workers pay the committee members in cash or provide goods, they can run their business even if they violate the law. Natural forest regeneration in Nkonga and Namiune already shows the impact of such use. Although there are many saplings that could basically ensure continuous regeneration under sustainable management, repeated burning is damaging the young trees, deforming them and killing a great number of them. Campaigns against uncontrolled fires are ineffective because the administrative and political authorities have a dual attitude as well and are also part of the group that uses resources to their own profit and benefit. There are institutional structures within the administration, populations, and communities to perform regulating functions, create and implement rules, punish offenders, and oversee resource use. However, they feel that since they are not paid for performing these functions, they do not have to do so. This attitude shows a lack of awareness, but also indicates a situation where everyone seeks to derive maximum benefits from existing resource use patterns. Anything goes.

Relatório do Seminário "Formação para moderadores no método participativo ALS no tema da gestão sustentável dos recursos naturais" : Metuge, Cabo Delgado Mozambique 8-15 de abril 2005

Este relatório do conteúdo do Seminário faz um resumo dos trabalhos feitos durante os dias de seminário e consiste em (1) uma breve documentação dos principais assuntos discutidos das discussões e (2) uma avaliação e alguns recomendações pelos moderadores SNV-UCM/BEA.

Relatório do Seminário ALS: Formação autodidacta sobre a gestão sustentável dos recursos naturais

Workshop report on the ALS workshop in Mitepo village, Meluco District, Mozambique, from 19th June to 4th August 2004. Description of objectives, results of the exercises and evaluation.

Seminário ALS: Formação autodidacta sobre a gestão sustentável dos recursos naturais: Relatório metodológico

Methodological report on the ALS workshop in Mitepo village, Meluco District, Mozambique, from 19th June to 4th August 2004. Description of objectives, methodology, activities and results day-by-day and evaluation.

ALS: "Autodidactic Learning for Sustainability": Aprendizagem Autodidacta para a Sustentabilidade: Conceito e abordagem didáctica para uma formação ALS sobre a gestão sustentável dos recursos naturais

Description of ALS background, concept, didactic guidelines and thematic sheets, in Portuguese.

O uso e manejo dos recursos naturais na Amazônia Brasileira : A organizaçao social e produtiva do PDS Nova Bonal

El artículo analiza la organización social y la utilización de los recursos naturales por las familias beneficiadas por el programa de reforma agraria en la Amazonía brasileña, considerando aspectos de las prácticas recolectoras y del manejo comunitario de la floresta. El objeto de análisis es el Proyecto de Desarrollo Sustentable (PDS) Nova Bonal, ubicado en la provincia de Acre. La organización del territorio y de la producción en el PDS Nova Bonal al articular orientaciones direccionadas tanto para el atendimiento de las prácticas de agricultura convencional cuanto agro-recolectoras, tiene diferencias de otros asentamientos rurales creados por el gobierno brasileño. El trabajo analiza las posibilidades de esa modalidad de proyecto proporcionar el desarrollo socioeconómico de las familias beneficiadas y, al mismo tiempo, mejores condiciones de sustentabilidad en el uso de los recursos naturales. También son analizados los aspectos legales y formales que direccionan este modelo de proyecto de reforma agraria en el uso y manejo de los recursos naturales en la Amazonia.

O uso e manejo dos recursos naturais na Amazônia Brasileira : A organizaçao social e produtiva do PDS Nova Bonal

El artículo analiza la organización social y la utilización de los recursos naturales por las familias beneficiadas por el programa de reforma agraria en la Amazonía brasileña, considerando aspectos de las prácticas recolectoras y del manejo comunitario de la floresta. El objeto de análisis es el Proyecto de Desarrollo Sustentable (PDS) Nova Bonal, ubicado en la provincia de Acre. La organización del territorio y de la producción en el PDS Nova Bonal al articular orientaciones direccionadas tanto para el atendimiento de las prácticas de agricultura convencional cuanto agro-recolectoras, tiene diferencias de otros asentamientos rurales creados por el gobierno brasileño. El trabajo analiza las posibilidades de esa modalidad de proyecto proporcionar el desarrollo socioeconómico de las familias beneficiadas y, al mismo tiempo, mejores condiciones de sustentabilidad en el uso de los recursos naturales. También son analizados los aspectos legales y formales que direccionan este modelo de proyecto de reforma agraria en el uso y manejo de los recursos naturales en la Amazonia.

O uso e manejo dos recursos naturais na Amazônia Brasileira : A organizaçao social e produtiva do PDS Nova Bonal

El artículo analiza la organización social y la utilización de los recursos naturales por las familias beneficiadas por el programa de reforma agraria en la Amazonía brasileña, considerando aspectos de las prácticas recolectoras y del manejo comunitario de la floresta. El objeto de análisis es el Proyecto de Desarrollo Sustentable (PDS) Nova Bonal, ubicado en la provincia de Acre. La organización del territorio y de la producción en el PDS Nova Bonal al articular orientaciones direccionadas tanto para el atendimiento de las prácticas de agricultura convencional cuanto agro-recolectoras, tiene diferencias de otros asentamientos rurales creados por el gobierno brasileño. El trabajo analiza las posibilidades de esa modalidad de proyecto proporcionar el desarrollo socioeconómico de las familias beneficiadas y, al mismo tiempo, mejores condiciones de sustentabilidad en el uso de los recursos naturales. También son analizados los aspectos legales y formales que direccionan este modelo de proyecto de reforma agraria en el uso y manejo de los recursos naturales en la Amazonia.

A dimensão econômica do meio ambiente : a riqueza dos recursos naturais como direito do homem presente e futuro / Paulo José Leite Farias.

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