Sociobiodiversidade e bioeconomia: convergências e divergências a partir da visão dos PCTAFs de Santarém, Belterra e Mojuí dos Campos - Pará

Abstract

The present work has as its theme “Sociobiodiversity and Bioeconomy”, dealing with their convergences and divergences, from the perspective of the Peoples, Traditional Communities and Family Farmers (PCTAFs) who are located in the region of the Santarém, Belterra and Mojuí dos Campos. Sociobiodiversity and, mainly, bioeconomy have been treated as an alternative public policy in favor of alternative development processes, mainly in the Amazonian context. In this sense, the objective here is to describe the vision of the PCTAFs of Santarém, Mojuí dos Campos and Belterra on socio-biodiversity and bioeconomy, considering conceptual convergences and divergences and the implementation of public policies..The research, from a methodological point of view, is bibliographic, documentary, qualitative and field. The field part was carried out through five interviews with representatives from six institutions. These institutions were: Association of Rural Women Workers of Belterra (AMABELA); Amélias da Amazônia; Cooperative of Agroextractive Workers of Western Pará (ACOSPER); Flores do Campo - Association of Women Flores do Campo de Mojuí dos Campos; Union of Rural Workers, Farmers and Family Farmers of Santarém (STTR/STM); and Union of Rural Workers, Farmers and Family Farmers of Mojuí dos Campos (STTR/MC). In terms of results regarding convergences and divergences on biodiversity, there was convergence as it was recognized as a fundamental category for taking into account, among other aspects, principles of conservation of biodiversity and sociocultural systems, considering that the environment and PCTAFs go hand in hand. As for bioeconomy, as it is a category in formation, there was more divergence than convergence, making it indeterminate, making it difficult, in the opinion of the actors interviewed, to implement viable public policies for the consolidation of development projects in favor of the Amazon region and, those that already have, do not have a dialogue with the PCTAFs. And, regarding these public policies within the Pará scenario, the Pará State Bioeconomy Plan (Planbio) has been standing out in relation to bioeconomy, but it is in its initial phase, and the actors interviewed do not have much knowledge about it.