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Changes in Land Use and Occupation and Their Implications for the Production Chain of Non-forest Timber Products from Babassu (Attalea speciosa) in the Cocais Region, Maranhão State, Brazil
2023; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-981-99-2846-0_8
ISSN2345-7651
AutoresBruno Araújo Corrêa, Alexandre Santos Pimenta, Rafael Rodolfo de Melo, Pedro Nicó de Medeiros Neto, Tatiane Kelly Barbosa de Azevêdo,
Tópico(s)Rural Development and Agriculture
ResumoWith an emphasis on its kernels, the babassu palm (Attalea speciosa) is considered one of the main non-timber trees in Brazil. The main babassu forest stands are located in Maranhão and Piauí, in a region known as ‘Cocais’ (coconut region). Despite the species’ regional relevance, these areas have been suffering from the advance of deforestation and the transformation of land use and occupation. Therefore, this work analyzed the shifts that have occurred in Maranhão State, Brazil, in four municipalities of the Cocais Region: Coroatá, Timbiras, Codó, and Caxias concerning the changes in land use and their influence in the production chain of non-forest timber products such as kernels and oil. Data from MapBiomas from 1987, 2003, and 2019 were interpreted for the land cover assessment. Also, population and economic data from the literature were employed to support the evaluation. The state of Maranhão is the country’s leading producer of babassu kernels, with a total yearly output of 44 thousand tons and an approximate value of US$ 15 million. Understanding the changes in production and landscape is necessary to determine how these can affect extractivism, an important economic activity among small farmers, helping to reduce rural poverty. In the years evaluated, there were significant land use and occupation changes, mainly replacing natural areas with pastures, leading to conflicts between family farmers and large landowners.
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