Diagnóstico da degradação de áreas por extração irregular de areia no município de São Bento, MA

Abstract

Sand mining is one of the most important and unsustainable mining activities from an environmental point of view, degrading, polluting and silting up rivers and lakes, and eroding the soil through mining in pits. There is little reliable information about the sand produced in this sector, which hinders effective monitoring by the responsible agencies. The objective of this study was to understand the impact that this activity causes in the municipality of São Bento, which belongs to the Maranhão Amazon, taking into account that information, awareness and effective monitoring can be responses to reduce crimes and increase the collection of financial compensation for mineral extraction. The expected contribution is a qualitative data analysis, as a way of establishing a routine for information on the sand mining sector, in order to help with environmental improvements, better monitoring control and greater information interaction between the agencies involved, such as the National Department of Mineral Production and the National Mining Agency