Livestock, Population and Deforestation of the Caqueteño Amazonian Ecosystems (1951-1980)
Throughout the period 1951-1980, the Amazonian ecosystems of Caquetá suffered a process of transformation due to deforestation that generated the consolidation of livestock as the predominant economic development model. The above circumstances cause the deforestation of approximately 500,000 thousan...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Centro Universitário de Anápolis (UniEVANGÉLICA) |
| Repositorio: | Historia Ambiental Latinoamericana y Caribeña |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.www.halacsolcha.org:article/591 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.halacsolcha.org/index.php/halac/article/view/591 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | ganadería poblamiento deforestación selvas amazónicas Caquetá |
| Sumario: | Throughout the period 1951-1980, the Amazonian ecosystems of Caquetá suffered a process of transformation due to deforestation that generated the consolidation of livestock as the predominant economic development model. The above circumstances cause the deforestation of approximately 500,000 thousand hectares of pristine forests used for the sowing of pastures for cattle breeding, fattening and dairy. The article is based on the use of various sources extracted from the government and agriculture funds of the Central Archive of the Government of Caquetá, which are analyzed in order to understand the role of state institutions in the consolidation of extensive cattle ranching. makes use of documents from the Parish Archive of Puerto Rico used to describe the formation of an agricultural colonization zone in the northern part of the foothills. In the process of commodification of nature that occurs in Caquetá in the period 1951-1980, state institutions and their officials have a great impact, likewise, the economic interests of landowner’s associations and ranchers that generate a process of accumulation of land in the area of the caqueteño foothills and induce the expansion of livestock into the jungle plains of Caquetá. |
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