Caprinocultura como atividade extensiva na vegetação do bioma caatinga, em Floresta – PE

Abstract

The Caatinga Forests have been and still are highly relevant for the survival of the backcountry population, being used as a source of income for many families. Livestock farming is the most present activity in the backcountry of the Northeast region of Brazil, especially the farming of small animals such as goats and sheep. The aim of this dissertation was to describe the effects of extensive goat farming on the Caatinga vegetation in the municipality of Floresta, State of Pernambuco, between 2000 and 2016. The exploratory Case Study was adopted as research strategy, with the survey of data in public archives and specific documentation related to the socioeconomic, historical, cultural, edaphoclimatic, water/rainfall data and the compilation of georeferenced maps of the years 2000/2005/2010 and 2016 of the municipality to assess the evolution of the use for livestock farming. According to the analysis of the data, the vegetation in the municipality is decreasing with an inversely proportional relationship, where the increase of one hectare of livestock farming leads to the reduction of three hectares of dense and open vegetation. Therefore, there is the need to develop technologies to continue this activity, as well as local public policies.