This week, FUNAI approved studies for the identification and delimitation of three Indigenous Lands in Amazonas that cover areas in municipalities marked by land conflicts and growing environmental pressure due to the paving project of the so-called “middle section” of BR-319, the highway that connects Manaus (AM) to Porto Velho (RO). In total, indigenous territories total almost 1 million hectares.
FUNAI approves studies of three TIs in areas under pressure from BR-319
This week, FUNAI approved studies for the identification and delimitation of three Indigenous Lands in Amazonas that cover areas in municipalities marked by land conflicts and growing environmental pressure due to the...
The summaries of the Detailed Identification and Delimitation Reports (RCIDs) were published in the editions of the Official Gazette of the Union on Tuesday and Wednesday (7 and 8/7). The RCIDs comprise anthropological, historical, environmental and land studies that identify the traditional occupation of indigenous communities, point out the potential limits of the territory and possible overlaps with rural properties, supporting the process of demarcating the IT.
The largest area under study is the Kapyra Kanakury TI, in the municipality of Pauini, with 567.6 thousand hectares and a population of around 300 indigenous people from the Apurinã and Jamamadi ethnicities. The Apurinã do Alto Tupana TI, in the municipalities of Beruri, Manaquiri and Borba, has 251.3 thousand hectares and 49 indigenous people from the Apurinã People. The Paiol, Cajual and Palhal TI, in Manaquiri, has 114.6 thousand hectares, destined for 166 people from the Apurinã and Mura Peoples.
According to Revista Cenarium, the studies show three territories located in strategic regions in the center and south of Amazonas, marked by disputes over public lands and increasing pressure on the Amazon Forest. The RCID of the Apurinã do Alto Tupana TI establishes a direct relationship between land pressure and the BR-319 asphalting project. According to the report, a plot of land measuring around 220 hectares on the banks of the highway is strategically important for the movement of indigenous communities and access to the rest of the territory.
The RCID also indicates that the intensification of occupation in the vicinity of BR-319 increases conflicts related to land grabbing, illegal logging and conversion of public forests for other uses, which threatens the condition of the indigenous communities that benefit from the territory.
FUNAI's measure was also highlighted by Vocativo and Environmental Racism.
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