Traditional management of natural resources in floodplain communities, Santarém, Pará, Brazil
Ethnoscience; artisanal fishermen; natural resources, Amazon.
Families living in the Amazon floodplain region use the environment in multiple ways, sometimes: they fish, plant, raise animals, as well as practice forest gathering activities. However, fishing is the economic activity most practiced by families in the Amazonian floodplain region, often representing the main source of subsistence and guarantee of food and nutritional security. Over time, the management and sustainable use of natural resources in these communities have been guaranteed through traditional ecological knowledge passed on from generation to generation. This research aims to analyze the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of fishermen regarding the use and management of natural resources and the conservation of the floodplain ecosystem, in Santarém, Pará. The study will be carried out with 114 (one hundred and fourteen) artisanal fishermen and women residing in the communities of Água Preta, Costa do Aritapera and Centro do Aritapera, both located within the Aritapera Agroextractive Settlement Project. The research has a qualitative-quantitative approach, being of the descriptive type, and adopting the following strategies: a) bibliographic study; b) participant observation; and c) ethnography. The data collection instruments to be used are as follows: Field Diary; Semi-structured interviews; Photographic Records and Participatory Mapping. As a result, the research seeks to obtain subsidies that help fishermen in the elaboration and (re)formulation of public policies, programs and socio-environmental actions in favor of the conservation of natural resources and the improvement of the quality of life of families in the PAE region Aritapera.