Contradições dos modelos contemporâneos de desenvolvimento sustentável e os conflitos socioambientais na Amazônia

Contradictions of contemporary sustainable development models and socio-environmental conflicts in the amazon: weak sustainability and judicial protection in Rondônia

Abstract

This article analyzes the contradictions of contemporary sustainable development models and socio-environmental conflicts in the Amazon. The study is based on the hypothesis that the predominant Amazonian development paradigm remains grounded in assumptions associated with weak sustainability, prioritizing economic growth and the exploitation of natural resources to the detriment of environmental preservation and the effective protection of human rights. Methodologically, the research is characterized as qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive, developed through bibliographic and documentary review based on authors who discuss sustainable development, weak and strong sustainability, socio-environmental conflicts, organizational institutionalism, strategy as social practice, and human rights. The findings indicate that socio-environmental conflicts do not constitute isolated events or occasional failures of development processes but rather express structural contradictions related to the coexistence of different rationalities concerning the use of natural resources and Amazonian territories. The study also reveals that the economic benefits resulting from environmental exploitation tend to be distributed unevenly, while socio-environmental impacts disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, traditional communities, and Indigenous peoples. It is concluded that the construction of genuinely sustainable development models for the Amazon requires overcoming strictly economic conceptions of development, strengthening democratic institutions, expanding social participation, and recognizing ecological limits the fundamentals elements of public policies and regional development strategies.