SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: TERRITORY, WAY OF LIFE AND WORK IN THE CONTEXT OF TRADITIONAL POPULATIONS IN THE RESERVE EXTRACTIVIST OF THE CAJARI RIVER (AMAPÁ)
Way of life; territory; work; sustainable development; Reservation
Extractivist on the Cajari River (Amapá).
This study examines the lifestyle of traditional populations in the Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve (Resex-Ca), with the primary objective of analyzing the relationship between Sustainable Development and the aspects of lifestyle, territory, and work of families residing in the communities of Água Branca do Cajari, Boca do Braço, and Santa Clara. A theoretical and practical methodology was employed, using a qualitative and quantitative approach included a bibliographic review, documentary research, fieldwork, and interviews. The study’s findings defined the concepts of lifestyle and its relationship with sustainable development and the “interstices of the forest,” an expression used to describe the forest’s natural cycles.
Additionally, the research explored work within the extractive reserve territory, where the subsistence economy aligns with the “time of the forest,” guiding the families’ livelihoods. The interviews confirmed our hypothesis that the lifestyle in these Resex-Ca communities is intrinsically linked to sustainable development, with traditional peoples acting as fishers, farmers, and extractivists, developing survival strategies based on a subsistence economy and the sustainable use of natural resources, respecting the socio-environmental context, even though there are some disparities in access to goods and services between the commu