Ebook: The Amazon Várzea : The Decade Past and the Decade Ahead

This book takes a multi-disciplinary and critical look at what has changed over the last ten years in one of the world's most important and dynamic ecosystems, the Amazon floodplain or várzea. It also looks forward, assessing the trends that will determine the fate of environments and people of the várzea over the next ten years and providing crucial information that is needed to formulate strategies for confronting these looming realities. The volume includes the latest research and analysis from a broad range of scientists who know the várzea best. It is dedicated to the memory of José Márcio Ayres, one of Brazil's greatest natural scientists and a pioneer in várzea research and conservation.

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This book takes a multi-disciplinary and critical look at what has changed over the last ten years in one of the world's most important and dynamic ecosystems, the Amazon floodplain or várzea. It also looks forward, assessing the trends that will determine the fate of environments and people of the várzea over the next ten years and providing crucial information that is needed to formulate strategies for confronting these looming realities.    The volume includes the latest research and analysis from a broad range of scientists who know the várzea best. It is dedicated to the memory of José Márcio Ayres, one of Brazil's greatest natural scientists and a pioneer in várzea research and conservation.

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This book takes a multi-disciplinary and critical look at what has changed over the last ten years in one of the world's most important and dynamic ecosystems, the Amazon floodplain or várzea. It also looks forward, assessing the trends that will determine the fate of environments and people of the várzea over the next ten years and providing crucial information that is needed to formulate strategies for confronting these looming realities.    The volume includes the latest research and analysis from a broad range of scientists who know the várzea best. It is dedicated to the memory of José Márcio Ayres, one of Brazil's greatest natural scientists and a pioneer in várzea research and conservation.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: Human Society in the Varzea: A History of Change and Adaptation to Contextual Uncertainties....Pages 3-10
Life is Hard, Life is Beautiful: Some Perspectives on Health and Aging in Amazonian Rural Populations....Pages 11-36
The Floodplain of the Lower Amazon as a Historical Place....Pages 37-51
Socioeconomic Dynamics, Public Policies, and Migration in the Varzea of the Upper Solimoes....Pages 53-65
Cities Along the Floodplain of the Brazilian Amazon: Characteristics and Trends....Pages 67-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-97
Introduction: Amazon Fisheries....Pages 99-99
Impacts of the Comanagement of Subsistence and Commercial Fishing on Amazon Fisheries....Pages 101-105
Integrating Comanagement and Land Tenure Policies for the Sustainable Management of the Lower Amazon Floodplain....Pages 107-117
Management of Wildlife in the Floodplain: A Critical Look at Threats, Bottlenecks, and the Future in Amazonia....Pages 119-135
Comanagement of the Application of Fisheries Resources in the Amazon: Present Status and Challenges for Management and Conservation....Pages 137-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-165
Introduction: Management and Conservation of Terrestrial Resources....Pages 167-167
River and Human Legacies in Amazonian Floodplain Postagricultural Forests....Pages 169-171
Forest Resources, Family Networks and the Municipal Disconnect: Examining Recurrent Underdevelopment in the Amazon Estuary....Pages 173-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-206
Introduction: Strategies for Social and Environmental Conservation in Conservation Units....Pages 207-229
Protected Areas of Sustainable Use, Involvement of Social Actors, and Biodiversity Conservation in the Varzea: The Case of the Mamiraua Reserve—Sharing Conservation Benefits in Central Amazonia, Brazil....Pages 231-231
Participatory Conservation and Local Knowledge in the Amazon Varzea: The Pirarucu Management Scheme in Mamiraua....Pages 233-238
The Political Economy of Resentment: A Result of Public Policies That Become Government Policies?....Pages 239-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-273
A Tribute to Jose Marcio Ayres....Pages 275-284
The Contribution of Marcio Ayres to a Transdisciplinary Approach to Conservation....Pages 285-293
Marcio Ayres: New Approaches to the Conservation and Management of Protected Areas in Amazonia....Pages 295-295
The River-Refuge Hypothesis and Other Contributions of Marcio Ayres to Conservation Science....Pages 297-299
Front Matter....Pages 301-307
ProVarzea’s Impact on Regional Development....Pages 309-314
The Varzea: Old Challenges and New Demands for Integrated Research in the Coming Decade....Pages 315-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-323
....Pages 325-333