REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE SOCIO-BIODIVERSITY ECONOMY IN SMALL CITIES OF THE AMAZON REGION: AN ANALYSIS BASED ON THE INTERMEDIATE REGION OF BREVES, PARÁ
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https://doi.org/10.54399/rbgdr.v21i2.7878Keywords:
Small Cities, Amazon, Development, Sociobiodiversity Economy, AçaíAbstract
The search for local and regional development models that respect the particularities of the Amazon and keep the forest standing is not recent. The increasing attention on the production and management of sociobiodiversity products, such as açaí, reveals the potential of the bioeconomy as a driver of development aligned with Amazon conservation. In this context, it is important to understand the role of these economic dynamics from a regional development perspective, especially in the small cities of the Amazon. Thus, this article aims to discuss the role that the local economy and sociobiodiversity chains play in the small cities of the Amazon. To this end, it presents an investigative analysis of the economic development in the Intermediate Region of Breves, Pará, to understand how açaí production contributes to this local process. The research analyzed various types of data (primary and secondary) and field interviews conducted between 2014 and 2023. The results indicate that these small urban centers are unevenly integrated into the competitive açaí production and trade market, serving local, national, and global markets. However, this has had little reflection on the endogenous development of these Amazonian localities.
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