CULTURAL MATERIALISM AND FOREST MANAGEMENT

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https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.2987

Abstract

This article analyzes the management of public forests in Brazil from the perspective of cultural materialism, highlighting the overcoming of idealistic approaches in environmental protection. Using an analytical method, the study assesses the legal effectiveness and normative security of forest concessions, focusing on Law No. 11,284/2006 and Decree No. 12,046/2024. The research shows that the integration between infrastructure, structure, and superstructure is essential for the effectiveness of environmental norms. Strengthening subsistence mechanisms and economic incentives for forest concessions, especially financial ones, combined with increasing cost and hindering illegal exploitation, through public inspections, is an appropriate way to effectively change production patterns favorable to sustainability, with the structural overcoming of predatory patterns. It concludes that forest concessions, when aligned with material and social conditions, are effective instruments for promoting sustainability and combating illegal deforestation.

Author Biographies

Romeu Thomé, Centro Universitário Dom Helder

Postdoctoral degree in Environmental Law from Université Laval, Québec, Canada. PhD in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC-MINAS), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Master’s degree in Law from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Specialist in Environmental Law from Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland. Coordinator and permanent professor of the Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at Centro Universitário Dom Helder.

Marcelo Kokke, Centro Universitário Dom Helder

Postdoctoral degree in Public Law – Environmental Law from Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. PhD and Master’s degree in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil. Specialist in Ecology and Environmental Monitoring from Universidade de Araraquara (UNIARA), Araraquara/SP, Brazil. Specialist in Constitutional Procedure from Centro Universitário Metodista Izabela Hendrix (IMIH), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Bachelor’s degree in Law from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Professor in the Doctoral and Master’s Programs in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at Centro Universitário Dom Helder, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. Counsel for the federal government at the Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil.

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Published

2025-09-11

How to Cite

Thomé, R., & Kokke, M. (2025). CULTURAL MATERIALISM AND FOREST MANAGEMENT. Veredas Do Direito, 22(1), e222987. https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.2987

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2025): Veredas do Direito, v. 22, n. 1 2025

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