Considerations of mining in tapajós basin and impacts on munduruku land
International Journal of Development Research
Considerations of mining in tapajós basin and impacts on munduruku land
Received 26th April, 2019; Received in revised form 17th May, 2019; Accepted 11th June, 2019; Published online 28th July, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Márcia Lasmar Bieri. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This paper aims to analyze the extent which it is possible to establish actions that lead to sustainable development, considering social and environmental conflicts issues present in the process that involves mining issue in the Tapajós River and regional infrastructure integration works promoted by IIRSA, through Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC). The study will analyze the mineral exploration issue in the Tapajós river basin and in environmental conservation areas. It will also examine how the State’s role in these conflict areas is given. On the other hand, it will try to understand how this increase in mining poses a threat to the environment.
