VASCONCELLOS, Ana Maria de Albuquerque
Desenvolvimento Institucional para uma Boa Governança : o papel das ONGs intermediárias no estado do Pará, Amazônia - Rio de Janeiro : FGV, mai./jun. 2015
The paper analyses the roles of intermediary NGOs for linkages between government and rural commu-nities in carrying out socio-environmental development programs as a mean of institutional development for good governance. In particular, the paper focuses on the Proambiente program that was carried out in Pará State, Amazonia, Brazil. This program was the first experience of a socio-environmental development program in Brazilian Amazonia that took into account local communities demands to link environmental conservation and small-scale family-based rural production. Methodologically, the research was based on qualitative analysis and used semi-structured interviews for data collection. The paper shows that NGOs as intermediaries between government and rural communities is a significant mechanism to promote the strengthening of the power of local communities, to create bridges between federal government and local communities; and to stimulate participatory processes by engaging rural communities culture and knowledge in socio-environmental development program as Proambiente
Desenvolvimento Institucional para uma Boa Governança : o papel das ONGs intermediárias no estado do Pará, Amazônia - Rio de Janeiro : FGV, mai./jun. 2015
The paper analyses the roles of intermediary NGOs for linkages between government and rural commu-nities in carrying out socio-environmental development programs as a mean of institutional development for good governance. In particular, the paper focuses on the Proambiente program that was carried out in Pará State, Amazonia, Brazil. This program was the first experience of a socio-environmental development program in Brazilian Amazonia that took into account local communities demands to link environmental conservation and small-scale family-based rural production. Methodologically, the research was based on qualitative analysis and used semi-structured interviews for data collection. The paper shows that NGOs as intermediaries between government and rural communities is a significant mechanism to promote the strengthening of the power of local communities, to create bridges between federal government and local communities; and to stimulate participatory processes by engaging rural communities culture and knowledge in socio-environmental development program as Proambiente
