Que as águas voltem a minar nas minas (dos) gerais: os cerrados pedem socorro!

Abstract

Que as águas voltem a minar nas minas (dos) gerais May the water returns in the mines of minas gerais: the savannas ask for help Abstract: This article intends to analyze social and environmental impacts in the savannas of upper ValeJequitinhonha and northern Minas Gerais, caused by the capitalist enterprises and projects implemented from the second half of the twentieth century. The research methodology was based on some references and qualitative approach. Data collection was performed through the use of interview forms and semi-structured with the aid of the recording and transcription of oral sources to obtain a greater wealth of information. It was found in rural communities studied that the main environmental problem occurred in the savannah directly impacts the availability of water for the region's people. The biggest embarrassment has been monoculture eucalyptus, according to the farmers, drastically reduced the water in Minas Novas. In the North of Minas, especially in Campo Azul, the charcoal from native forests to feed the steel companies of Minas Gerais has literally consumed the savannahs and, along with them, their people and their cultures.