Socio-environmental impacts of the introduction of pine cultivation - Canela RS

This book seeks to identify and discuss the socio-environmental impacts of the introduction of pine tree cultivation in large areas of the municipality of Canela/RS. The study's main objective is to identify perceptions of the socio-environmental impacts resulting from the introduction of pine tree cultivation in the municipality of Canela/RS. The specific objectives are: (a) to describe the reality found in the landscape; (b) to compare pictures of the period before and after the introduction of monoculture tree cultivation; (c) to understand how the movement to introduce pine cultivation arises in the search for sustainable development and (d) to investigate the perception of social actors regarding the socio-environmental impacts of the introduction of this monoculture. Among the impacts found are pollution of water resources, damage to health, risks to food sovereignty, an increase in the rural exodus, damage to social and economic activities, loss of biodiversity and alterations to the landscape, among others. The methodology was organised in the form of a case study with a qualitative and participatory approach, and centred on the perceptions of the social actors involved.