During the opening of the Jalapão Mosaic Seminar, on Monday morning (August 11th), Justice Marco Villas Boas, general director of the Superior School of the Judges of the State of Tocantins (Esmat), launched the book: Mosaics of Protected Areas in the Amazon.
The work, fruit of a doctoral research presented at the Pontifical Catholic University of the state of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), proposes the concept of Ethno environmental Mosaic and analyzes the case of the Gurupi Mosaic, in the state of Maranhão, as an example of shared environmental management among indigenous leaders and public and private institutions.
For Justice Marco, recognizing Indigenous Lands as Protected Areas and integrating them into the National System of Conservation Units is an essential measure to preserve biodiversity and strengthen environmental governance.
In the presentation, Jurist Valerio de Oliveira Mazzuoli classifies the work as "a call to action" for lawyers, environmentalists and public managers, proposing the adoption of collaborative models that value traditional knowledge and promote sustainable coexistence.
The preface is signed by Chief Raoni Metuktire, who sees in the proposal of the Gurupi Mosaic a strategy of alliance between indigenous peoples and non-indigenous society.
“It is good to see that this work is concerned with the Indigenous Lands, which are where our culture lives and renews itself. I want the knowledge of indigenous peoples to be respected, to have the value it deserves and that our rights are defended, because we are part of the land, and the land is part of us. [...]. In this thesis, the governance proposal allows the dialogue of indigenous peoples with the society of "whites" to be expanded.
In the afterword, Professor Gisele Cittadino points out that the Justice Marco "reveals a deep commitment to life and justice" by articulating Environmental Law, Human Rights and traditional knowledge, incorporating decolonial perspectives and the centrality of self-determination of the indigenous peoples.
In presenting the book, the magistrate argued that the strengthening of management councils and the effective inclusion of traditional communities are decisive steps for the preservation of biomes such as the Cerrado and the Amazon.
"We need to combine technical and traditional knowledge to ensure that environmental policies are effective and lasting," he said.
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