The Amazon Várzea : The Decade Past and the Decade Ahead

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: Human Society in the Várzea : 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 Várzea of the Upper Solimões....Pages 53-65
Proposals, Experiences, and Advances in the Legalization of Land Tenure in the Várzea ....Pages 67-82
Cities Along the Floodplain of the Brazilian Amazon: Characteristics and Trends....Pages 83-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Introduction: Amazon Fisheries....Pages 101-105
Impacts of the Comanagement of Subsistence and Commercial Fishing on Amazon Fisheries....Pages 107-117
Integrating Comanagement and Land Tenure Policies for the Sustainable Management of the Lower Amazon Floodplain....Pages 119-135
Management of Wildlife in the Floodplain: A Critical Look at Threats, Bottlenecks, and the Future in Amazonia....Pages 137-144
Comanagement of the Application of Fisheries Resources in the Amazon: Present Status and Challenges for Management and Conservation....Pages 145-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Introduction: Management and Conservation of Terrestrial Resources....Pages 169-171
River and Human Legacies in Amazonian Floodplain Postagricultural Forests....Pages 173-185
 Várzea Forests: Multifunctionality as a Resource for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity....Pages 187-206
Forest Resources, Family Networks and the Municipal Disconnect: Examining Recurrent Underdevelopment in the Amazon Estuary....Pages 207-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Introduction: Strategies for Social and Environmental Conservation in Conservation Units....Pages 233-238
Protected Areas of Sustainable Use, Involvement of Social Actors, and Biodiversity Conservation in the Várzea : The Case of the Mamirauá Reserve—Sharing Conservation Benefits in Central Amazonia, Brazil....Pages 239-257
Participatory Conservation and Local Knowledge in the Amazon Várzea : The Pirarucu Management Scheme in Mamirauá....Pages 259-273
The Political Economy of Resentment: A Result of Public Policies That Become Government Policies?....Pages 275-284
Comments on Socioenvironmental Conservation Strategies in Protected Areas of the Amazon Várzea ....Pages 285-293
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
A Tribute to José Márcio Ayres....Pages 297-299
The Contribution of Márcio Ayres to a Transdisciplinary Approach to Conservation....Pages 301-307
Márcio Ayres: New Approaches to the Conservation and Management of Protected Areas in Amazônia....Pages 309-314
The River-Refuge Hypothesis and Other Contributions of Márcio Ayres to Conservation Science....Pages 315-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
ProVárzea’s Impact on Regional Development....Pages 325-333
Guidelines for Public Policies and Investment in Science and Technology in the Várzea ....Pages 335-344
The Várzea : Old Challenges and New Demands for Integrated Research in the Coming Decade....Pages 345-356
Back Matter....Pages 359-362