Os impactos ambientais nos sistemas produtivos e a desarticulação do modo de vida das comunidades ribeirinhas: o caso da Vila de Beja/município de Abaetetuba-PA

Abstract

mining industries such as Albrás/Alunorte, which directly or indirectly expropriate residents and threaten the productive systems of the region. The present work was elaborated on the basis of the anthropological report made by the Coordinator of Human Sciences of the Emílio Goeldi Museum of Pará referring to the sinking of the ferry "Miss Rondônia" which occurred in February 2000, on the Pará River. It is intended to contribute to the studies of the RENAS/MPEG and MEGAM/NAEA/UFPA Projects, in which these works interact in an interdisciplinary way. The general objectives are: to identify the alterations in the productive activities and the subsistence alternatives of the riverside dwellers of this location from the industrialization process. The research was based on ethnography, interviews, and photographic records. The interdiscipline is present through the interaction of geography and anthropology from the understanding of the modification and use of the site. It was registered in the District of Beja nine localities that develop agriculture constituting the rural area and the Village of Beja, which represents the urban area and the headquarters of the District and its main activity is Fishing. In Beja, hunting, gathering and extractivism are also practiced. The identified alterations are presented by the low productivity of fish, lack of incentive and support in agriculture and the decrease in the production of regional fruits. The alternatives, a priori, are based on the extraction of little wood for charcoal production and commerce in Belém; small sales and other tasks. It is noticeable that the production of fish and other natural products are not guaranteeing the subsistence and permanence of the families of Beja and this is causing a certain social disorganization and migration to urban centers. Therefore, the environmental problems in fishing areas are not exhausted here, it is pointed out the need for a study more directed to socioeconomic changes, contextualizing the before and after industrialization.