Spatial configuration of deforestation in agricultural frontier: A case study in region of São Félix do Xingu - Pará

Authors

  • Magno Roberto Alves Macedo Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Laura Angélica Ferreira Darnet Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Marcelo Cordeiro Thalês Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
  • René Poccard-Chapuis Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pourle Dévelopment - CIRAD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47946/rnera.v0i22.2073

Keywords:

deforestation, geotecnology, spatial configuration, monitoring, frontier.

Abstract

In the agricultural frontier of the Brazilian Amazon, the absence of territorial ownership hinders sustainable natural resources. Using field data from different institutions on the agricultural frontier of São Félix do Xingu in Pará state, this study aimed to automate through geotechnology, identification and monitoring of the dynamics of deforestation in the region, where the technical, informational and operating data are scarce, making it difficult to conduct research and development policies. The results showed that the understanding of the spatial configuration related groups of actors with different socioeconomic levels contributes to a better design of public policies that, when directed to the behavior of each category, contribute significantly to deforestation containment actions and plans for sustainable development in agricultural frontier regions.

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Author Biographies

Magno Roberto Alves Macedo, Universidade Federal do Pará

Mestre em Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Sustentável NCARD/UFPA , e Coordenador do Núcleo de Cartografia, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Econômico Social e Ambiental do Pará.

Laura Angélica Ferreira Darnet, Universidade Federal do Pará

Doutora, Professora e Pesquisadora do NCARD/UFPA

Marcelo Cordeiro Thalês, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

Mestre, Pesquisador da Unidade de Análiese Espaciais - MPEG

René Poccard-Chapuis, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pourle Dévelopment - CIRAD

Doutor, Pesquisador do CIRAD.

Published

2013-09-04

How to Cite

Macedo, M. R. A., Darnet, L. A. F., Thalês, M. C., & Poccard-Chapuis, R. (2013). Spatial configuration of deforestation in agricultural frontier: A case study in region of São Félix do Xingu - Pará. REVISTA NERA, (22), 96–110. https://doi.org/10.47946/rnera.v0i22.2073

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