Bioeconomia para o desenvolvimento da Amazônia Legal: estratégia inovadora ou "lugar comum"?

Abstract

The present work is an investigation into development strategies in the Legal Amazon, which aims to answer the following question: Is the bioeconomy (or can be) an innovative development strategy or is it just a commonplace, in the sense of a “sword” that refers simple solutions to complex problems? It is intended to present arguments in order to support the idea that the mere reproduction of the term, without important qualifications, can mean its undue trivialization and the simple repetition of an empty catchphrase that reiterates predatory economic practices that already exist in the region. It seeks to discuss a development strategy based on the bioeconomy that contributes to the debate on the preservation of combined forests, with added value and improvements in the well-being of the populations that inhabit them. It is concluded that the paradigm of economic development in the Amazon was based on disorderly population expansion, deforestation and exports of primary goods, and its continuity is unsustainable. In view of the need for a new development model, the bioeconomy presents itself as an adequate strategy as long as it is accompanied by appropriate measures for adding value and technological development, through the reformulation of the Brazil Bioeconomy – Sociobiodiversity Program.