This paper describes smallholder agricultural systems in the lower Amazon where the Santarém sub-Cluster is based. Here, despite the fertility of floodplain soils and a long tradition of floodplain farming, smallholder agriculture is stagnating. Once the basis of the floodplain economy, its role in smallholder subsistence has now been taken over by commercial fishing and extensive cattle ranching.
Legislação ambiental: Mato Grosso
No trabalho temos como objetivo detalhar as regras de cumprimento da legislação federal e estadual do Mato Grosso, no que diz respeito à cobertura vegetal da propriedade, especificando as leis que regem a Reserva Legal, Área de Preservação Permanente, desmatamento e uso controlado do fogo.