Gov’t considers rewarding quilombos for biome conservation
Ronaldo dos Santos, secretary of policies for quilombolas, traditional people and communities of African origin, terreiro people, and gypsies of the Ministry of Racial Equality, advocated the recognition of the work of quilombos in environmental preservation in Brazil.In his view, these black communities, remnants of the period of slavery, characterized by the adoption of collective, traditional production methods, and the sustainable use of the land, provide an environmental service that merits compensation.“The quilombos are found in all of Brazil’s biomes. They conserve the environment. In times of climate emergency, we need to talk about this. The people who still conserve ecosystems and the quilombos are in these places,” he said in an interview on Tuesday (7) on A Voz do Brasil, ...