Extrativismo e desenvolvimento no contexto da Amazônia brasileira

Having as background the debate about the relationship between the use of natural resources, economy and sustainability, the objective of this paper is to discuss the place for extraction in the context of development considering the different perspectives of this activity in the Brazilian Amazon. Based on literature review and secondary data it is contextualized that historically the development strategies designed to Brazil’s Amazon region are guided in extractive activities promoted by the holders of political and economical power and promoted by the state. Currently, it recurs in academic discourses and government spokesmen, social movements and companies, the need to rethink the use of natural resources, adding value to extractive products and enhancing the knowledge of traditional populations. It discusses the recognition of the diversity of populations, ecosystems and ways of managing natural resources, emerging new actors, new products and conflicts. However, in this dispute scenario, the challenge of implementing these principles in terms of strategies for development continues