A MULHER E A EXTRAÇÃO CLANDESTINA DE INERTES EM CABO VERDE (woman and the illegal extraction of inert materials in Cape Verde)
Abstract
Com o presente trabalho pretendemos avaliar a importância social das mulheres no processo extrativo clandestino de areias e cascalhos em Cabo Verde e explicar como é que as mulheres podem participar e contribuir para uma extração sustentável e para a consequente redução de impactes do processo extrativo clandestino. Com base na observação direta e participativa no terreno realizaram-se inquéritos e conversas informais com as trabalhadoras que extraem os inertes, fez-se o registo dos impactes ambientais em fotografia e a sua avaliação através das matrizes de interação de Leopold, em função do local da exploração, no caso, as ribeiras de Flamengos e Principal, no concelho de S. Miguel e a de Cuba, no concelho de Tarrafal.Palavras-chave: Mulher, Extração Clandestina de Inertes (Areia e Cascalho), Impactes Ambientais, S. Miguel, Tarrafal e Ilha de Santiago, Cabo Verde.
ABSTRACT
This study aims to assess the social importance of women in the illegal extraction of sand and gravel in Cape Verde and explain how women can participate and contribute to a sustainable extraction and the consequent reduction in illegal extraction process. Based on direct observation on the field, there were realized surveys and informal conversations with the workers who extract the inert material, it was held the record of environmental impacts in photography and the environmental impacts assessment through the interaction matrices of Leopold, depending on the site of operation in the case, in the rivers of Flanders and Principal, in the municipality of S. Miguel, and Cuba, in the municipality of Tarrafal.
Key words: Women, Clandestine extraction of sand and gravel, Environmental Impacts, S. Miguel, Tarrafal and Santiago Island, Cape Verde.
RÉSUMÉ
Cette étude vise à évaluer l’importance sociale des femmes dans l’extraction illégale de sable et de gravier dans le Cap-Vert et expliquer comment les femmes puissent participer et contribuer à l’extraction durable et la réduction des impactes des processus d’extraction illégale. Basés sur l’observation directe sur le terrain, nous avons mené des enquêtes réalisées et les conversations informelles avec les travailleurs qui extraient la matière inerte. Les impacts environnementaux ont été enregistrés dans la photographie et son évaluation à travers les matrices d’interaction de Léopold, en fonction sur le site de fonctionnement dans le cas, dans les rivières de la Flandre et principal, dans la municipalité de S. Miguel, et à Cuba, dans la municipalité de Tarrafal.
Mots-clés: Femmes, Extraction clandestine de sable et de gravier; Impacts environnementaux, S. Miguel, Tarrafal et l’île de Santiago, Cap-Vert.
DOI: 10.4215/RM2012.1125.0006
Published
04/06/2012
How to Cite
LOPES, Ermelinda; CUNHA, Lúcio.
A MULHER E A EXTRAÇÃO CLANDESTINA DE INERTES EM CABO VERDE (woman and the illegal extraction of inert materials in Cape Verde).
Mercator, Fortaleza, v. 11, n. 25, p. 71 a 86, june 2012.
ISSN 1984-2201.
Available at: <http://www.mercator.ufc.br/mercator/article/view/873>. Date accessed: 15 mar. 2025.
Section
ARTICLES
Keywords
Mulher; Extração Clandestina de Inertes (Areia e Cascalho); Impactes Ambientais; S. Miguel, Tarrafal e Ilha de Santiago; Cabo Verde
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