Contribuição das unidades de conservação e da sociobiodiversidade na oferta de cestas de bens e serviços territoriais no Vale do Jari

Abstract

Conservation Units (UCs) play a fundamental role in protecting socio-biodiversity and strengthening local economies in the Jari Valley, an Amazonian region between Amapá and Pará. This study evaluated the contribution of UCs, focusing on the communities of São José and Santo Antônio da Cachoeira, highlighting the importance of Territorial Goods and Services Baskets (CBST) for integrating environmental conservation, culture, and economic development. Based on interviews with 34 families, products and services such as regional foods, handicrafts, medicinal plants, traditional knowledge, fishing, seed collection, and community-based tourism practices were identified. The results show that, despite limited knowledge about the formal concept of CBST, communities have valuable social, cultural, and environmental resources that can be leveraged to promote economic sustainability, food security, and identity enhancement. The study also highlights challenges related to infrastructure, market access, community organization, and institutional support. In this sense, it reinforces the need for strategies to raise awareness, build capacity, and strengthen territorial governance, capable of expanding local leadership and integrating conservation policies with the socioeconomic demands of the populations traditional communities. It can be concluded that conservation units, when linked to CBSTs, represent important instruments for promoting sustainable territorial development in the Vale do Jari.