The unsustainability of Extractive Reserves in the Amazon: socioeconomic demands versus environmental conservation

Abstract

The Extractive Reserves (RESEXs) have temporarily lost their Conservation Units of sustainable use identity, as the results are unsustainable. Little past work has evaluated why this is so, and the studies that do exist fail to evaluate sustainable development based on the interrelationships between the state, production systems, and environmental impacts. This study attempts to fill that gap by evaluating the state policies, production systems, and environmental impacts preventing sustainable conservation and development. We conducted our research through the study of association with interference, where some variables depend on others. In addition, we conducted semi-open and free interviews. We conclude that RESEXs are unsustainable because these areas were created for ecosystem conservation, not for the betterment of thousands of families. This unsustainable development occurs to the detriment of state abandonment, repression, and exclusion.