Desenvolvimento sustentável, ecotecnologia e extrativismo em Piaçabuçu, Alagoas: discutindo as estratégias socioprodutivas sustentáveis da Associação Aroeira

Abstract

The predominance of market laws superimposed on environmental preservation and conservation is one of the major concerns today, the issue of environmental degradation due to the growth and globalization of the economy, the growing demand for raw materials as a direct result of the maximization of the productive sector in the form to meet the infinite needs of consumer units, weaken the bases of sustainability and leave questions about the survival of the planet, for this reason there are growing concerns about sustainable models, in which they combine economic development with environmental preservation / conservation (LEFF, 2001; GOMES , 2006). Thinking about development processes that embrace technical knowledge and traditional practices, which can, at the same time, value local culture, conserve resources and enhance biodiversity, are presented as important elements to achieve sustainability. Thus, this work seeks to discuss how the use of ecotechnologies, the organization and the development of sustainable productive arrangements, can enable the organization and execution of sustainable socio-productive strategies. The research has a quantitative and qualitative approach, while it is characterized as exploratory. Were carried out: (i) a literature review and (ii) a field research for observations and interviews with 04 Directors of Associação Aroeira who are also pink pepper extractivists. The object of study was Associação Aroeira, in Piaçabuçu, Alagoas. It was concluded that Associação Aroeira is characterized by using sustainable methods and technological innovations (ecotechnologies) for the development of its productive activities. This, in turn, enabled the organization of a productive environment marked by the interrelation between technical knowledge and traditional practices, which can, at the same time, in which local culture is valued, conserves natural resources, linking to this process, equitably, the enhancement of biodiversity and local culture.