A conspiracy of silence: Subsistence hunting rights in the Brazilian Amazon
Subsistence hunting is an important cultural activity and a major source of dietary protein and other products for indigenous and non-indigenous populations throughout Amazonia. Nonetheless, subsistence hunting occupies an uncertain legal status in Brazil, leaving many traditional and rural Amazonia...
| Autor principal: | Antunes, André Pinassi |
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| Outros Autores: | Rebêlo, George Henrique, Pezzuti, Juarez Carlos Brito, Vieira, Marina Albuquerque Regina de Mattos, Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima, Campos-Silva, Joaõ Vitor, Fonseca, Raphael Alves, Durigan, Carlos César, Ramos, Rossano Marchetti, Amaral, João Valsecchi do, Pimenta, Natalia Camps, Ranzi, Tiago Juruá Damo, Lima, Natália Aparecida Souza, Shepard, Glenn Harvey |
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oai:repositorio:1-16691 A conspiracy of silence: Subsistence hunting rights in the Brazilian Amazon Antunes, André Pinassi Rebêlo, George Henrique Pezzuti, Juarez Carlos Brito Vieira, Marina Albuquerque Regina de Mattos Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima Campos-Silva, Joaõ Vitor Fonseca, Raphael Alves Durigan, Carlos César Ramos, Rossano Marchetti Amaral, João Valsecchi do Pimenta, Natalia Camps Ranzi, Tiago Juruá Damo Lima, Natália Aparecida Souza Shepard, Glenn Harvey Environmental Legislation Food Security Hunting Indigenous Population Sovereignty Sustainability Wildlife Management Amazonas Brasil Animalsia Subsistence hunting is an important cultural activity and a major source of dietary protein and other products for indigenous and non-indigenous populations throughout Amazonia. Nonetheless, subsistence hunting occupies an uncertain legal status in Brazil, leaving many traditional and rural Amazonian populations subject to arbitrary interpretation and enforcement of contradictory laws. The Brazilian Wildlife Protection Act of 1967, which helped to stem the slaughter of wild animals for the international hide market, made the hunting of all wild animals illegal. Later, only indigenous peoples had their rights to hunting explicitly recognized in Brazilian laws. Exceptions for other traditional and rural populations were then introduced, allowing subsistence hunters to own and license guns and hunt with them in a “state of necessity” or “to quench hunger” through the Brazilian Disarmament Statute and Environmental Crimes Law. These legal inconsistences mean that there is no single regulatory framework for subsistence hunting in Brazil. This scenario of uncertainties jeopardizes the establishment of consistent sustainable hunting management practices across Brazilian indigenous lands, sustainable use reserves and agrarian reform settlement areas. This article analyzes the relevant legislation and examines evidence from key studies with a view towards implementing robust, scientifically informed and practically feasible co-management strategies for indigenous and sustainable use reserves in the Brazilian Amazon. By focusing on subsistence rights, food sovereignty and organizational autonomy as guaranteed in international agreements ratified in Brazil, the framework presented here involves empowerment and technical training of local people in Amazonia to monitor and manage their own resource base. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd 2020-06-15T21:35:47Z 2020-06-15T21:35:47Z 2019 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/16691 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.02.045 en Volume 84, Pags. 1-11 Restrito Land Use Policy |
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Subsistence hunting is an important cultural activity and a major source of dietary protein and other products for indigenous and non-indigenous populations throughout Amazonia. Nonetheless, subsistence hunting occupies an uncertain legal status in Brazil, leaving many traditional and rural Amazonian populations subject to arbitrary interpretation and enforcement of contradictory laws. The Brazilian Wildlife Protection Act of 1967, which helped to stem the slaughter of wild animals for the international hide market, made the hunting of all wild animals illegal. Later, only indigenous peoples had their rights to hunting explicitly recognized in Brazilian laws. Exceptions for other traditional and rural populations were then introduced, allowing subsistence hunters to own and license guns and hunt with them in a “state of necessity” or “to quench hunger” through the Brazilian Disarmament Statute and Environmental Crimes Law. These legal inconsistences mean that there is no single regulatory framework for subsistence hunting in Brazil. This scenario of uncertainties jeopardizes the establishment of consistent sustainable hunting management practices across Brazilian indigenous lands, sustainable use reserves and agrarian reform settlement areas. This article analyzes the relevant legislation and examines evidence from key studies with a view towards implementing robust, scientifically informed and practically feasible co-management strategies for indigenous and sustainable use reserves in the Brazilian Amazon. By focusing on subsistence rights, food sovereignty and organizational autonomy as guaranteed in international agreements ratified in Brazil, the framework presented here involves empowerment and technical training of local people in Amazonia to monitor and manage their own resource base. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd |
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Artigo |
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Antunes, André Pinassi |
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Rebêlo, George Henrique Pezzuti, Juarez Carlos Brito Vieira, Marina Albuquerque Regina de Mattos Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima Campos-Silva, Joaõ Vitor Fonseca, Raphael Alves Durigan, Carlos César Ramos, Rossano Marchetti Amaral, João Valsecchi do Pimenta, Natalia Camps Ranzi, Tiago Juruá Damo Lima, Natália Aparecida Souza Shepard, Glenn Harvey |
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Rebêlo, George Henrique Pezzuti, Juarez Carlos Brito Vieira, Marina Albuquerque Regina de Mattos Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima Campos-Silva, Joaõ Vitor Fonseca, Raphael Alves Durigan, Carlos César Ramos, Rossano Marchetti Amaral, João Valsecchi do Pimenta, Natalia Camps Ranzi, Tiago Juruá Damo Lima, Natália Aparecida Souza Shepard, Glenn Harvey |
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A conspiracy of silence: Subsistence hunting rights in the Brazilian Amazon |
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A conspiracy of silence: Subsistence hunting rights in the Brazilian Amazon |
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A conspiracy of silence: Subsistence hunting rights in the Brazilian Amazon |
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A conspiracy of silence: Subsistence hunting rights in the Brazilian Amazon |
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A conspiracy of silence: Subsistence hunting rights in the Brazilian Amazon |
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conspiracy of silence: subsistence hunting rights in the brazilian amazon |
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Land Use Policy |
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2020 |
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