Correlating views: knowledge and envorinmental conservation in the hydrografic Passa-Cinco river basin - SP / Olhares cruzados: conhecimento e conservação ambiental na bacia hidrográfica do rio Passa-Cinco - SP

AUTOR(ES)

Fábio Henrique Comin

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Passa-Cinco River drainage basin is located in the mid-west area of São Paulo State and is part of the Corumbataí River watershed, and has local geographic importance due to its high hydric potential. The area looks like an agricultural mosaic, that had a slash and burn history, devastating the native vegetation and the consequences are seen in the reduction of native animals and plants biodiversity and in the hydric capacity. In this scenario, forest fragmentation, biodiversity loss and crops development, all related with human activities, are not antagonist, but the result of an exploitation that modify the landscape and consequently have influence on local biodiversity. So the Passa-Cinco River region was the chosen spot to investigate this kind of anthropic environment, known as agroecosystem, with agriculture areas, silviculture, cattle raising and small areas of native vegetation, that still helps to maintain fauna diversity. In these circumstances, local people inhabiting this environment are the experts and protagonists that can destroy or preserve biodiversity. Their knowledge is the goal of this investigation, based on ethnobiology concepts; with the aim of producing a mammal and bird inventory at the Passa- Cinco basin, and trying to understand what they think about their environment. Mammal and bird inventory showed that locals know about 37 mammals and 90 birds species and that they have knowledge idea of the agroecosystem concept. The results suggest that is possible to face the common sense with the scientific knowledge, allowing a conceptual and philosophic discussion about the academic and popular science.

ASSUNTO(S)

ethnobiology mammals proteção ambiental agroecosystems birds local inhabitants mamíferos bacia hidrográfica – influência do homem – são paulo (região centroleste) etnobiologia avifauna rio passa cinco – são paulo (região centro-leste) comunidade rural ecossistemas agrícolas

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