Name: Claudia Farias Gomes dos Santos
Type: PhD thesis
Publication date: 05/10/2023
Advisor:

Name	Role
Eliana Santos Junqueira Creado	Advisor *

Examining board:

Name	Role
Eliana Santos Junqueira Creado	Advisor *
Gabrielly Merlo de Souza	External Alternate *
Leonardo Bis dos Santos	External Examiner *
Maria Cristina Dadalto	Internal Alternate *
NASHIELI CECILIA RANGEL LOERA	External Examiner *
Osvaldo Martins de Oliveira	Internal Examiner *
Paulo César Scarim	Internal Examiner *

Summary: This work deals with the analysis of the established relations between sooretamenses family
farmers and other beings in a territory, and their adjacencies, currently occupied by the
Biological Reserve of Sooretama, a natural protected area, located in the north region of Espírito
Santo state (ES). The organized discussion is registered in the field of the studies of social
sciences referred to human and non-human relations. The work consists on the observation and
experiencing of the ways of being and living from rural communities next to this protected area.
We can affirm that our interest is in the peculiarities and complexities presented in human
interactions with the environment. This research deals with socioenvironmental issues which
considers the world conjoint constitution, especially in its territorial dimensions. Although it
has not been our initial goal, the analyses promoted here, allowed to consider, as well, how

these humans and the non-humans with whom this territory is shared constitute plural more-
than-human landscapes that extrapolate the topographic boundaries of this conservation area.

Key words: humans and non-humans; conservation area; peasantry; territorial ontology;
Sooretama’s protected area.

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