Do Automapeamento à autonomia cartográfica: experiências com mapeamentos participativos e geotecnologias no território Geraizeiro Veredas Vivas, Rio Pardo de Minas - MG

Abstract

The Peoples and Traditional Communities - PCT of the north of Minas Gerais, have a unique relevance in the regional context, in terms of sociocultural diversity and about the conservation of the natural environments where they are inserted. These groups face difficulties in guaranteeing their basic rights and managing their territories. Spatial representation through Cartography has been used by many of these groups as an aid to their strategies of the struggle for territory. The objective of this work was to analyze the application of Cartography in the management process of the Território Geraizeiro Veredas Vivas, in Rio Pardo de Minas – MG. The choice of this spatial cut is justified by the example of resistance, struggle, and planning that this Territory represents for the other regional PCTs. The methodology used consisted of analysis of the Settlement Development Plan - PDA of this Territory, as well as the maps used in this document, field incursions, production of a participatory map of invasions, and application of a geotechnology workshop. The results obtained show that the techniques of self-mapping, participatory mapping, and geotechnologies were essential along the trajectory of the struggle for the territory of Veredas Vivas, being used in the stages of self-demarcation, planning of use, and defense of the Territory. The invasion map, constructed collectively, revealed a total area of 5% of invasion, with misuse aimed mainly at planting eucalyptus. The results of the workshop demonstrate that the use of geotechnology applications and software can help native geraizeiros in territorial management in a more autonomous way and reveal the potential of local young people in handling these tools. Thus, it is proposed the creation and specialization of a group of residents of the Territory, to assist in the resolution of daily demands, with the support of available cartographic techniques and technologies.