Small-scale gold mining and the COVID-19 pandemic: Conflict and cooperation in the Brazilian Amazon

Autor(es)

Calvimontes, J. ^[1] ; Massaro, L. ^{[2, 1]} ; Araujo, C. H. X. ^[3] ; Moraes, R. R. ^[1] ; Mello, J. ^[1] ; Ferreira, L. C. ^[1] ; de Theije, M. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Ctr Environm Studies & Res, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Amsterdam - Netherlands

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, USP Ctr Responsible Min, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND SOCIETY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL; v. 7, n. 4, p. 1347-1350, NOV 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The COVID-19 pandemic exposes both conflict and cooperation in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon. Reporting on the experiences of artisanal and small-scale gold miners (garimpeiros, in Brazilian Portuguese), we show how, on the one hand, the pandemic challenges an already precarious working system that could lead garimpeiros, often invisible to public policies, to positions of further vulnerability; and, on the other hand, highlights the capacity of garimpeiros to self-organize and navigate the difficulties by finding alternative solutions to cope with the crisis. This leads us to argue that emerging strategies of cooperation, related to self-organization and communication channels have the potential to provide experiences useful for processes of conflict transformation in the post-crisis. We acknowledge that much depends on the severity of the crisis and its manifestations in the region; nevertheless, the potential for constructive outcomes from the crisis should not be disregarded. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/09709-9 - Trajetórias e transformações: os Futuros Possíveis da mineração artesanal de ouro na Amazônia Brasileira
• Beneficiário: Jorge Calvimontes Ugarte
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 20/07985-6 - Dinâmicas de mudança no uso da terra em áreas de mineração de ouro artesanal e de pequena escala na Amazônia Brasileira
• Beneficiário: Luciana Massaro
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 18/50033-6 - Transformações para a sustentabilidade na mineração de ouro artesanal e em pequena escala: uma perspectiva multi-ator e trans-regional
• Beneficiário: Lúcia da Costa Ferreira
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular