Abstract
The goal of UN SDG 6 is to ensure sustainable water management. It states that water security is especially important during times of climate change and that in order to achieve sustainable water management, it is important to implement integrated water resource management and protect and restore water-related ecosystems. The objective of the Cantareira System Environmental Protected Area (Cantareira System EPA) is to ensure regional water resource sustainability, collaborate with sustainable guidelines for urban development, and conserve remnants of the Atlantic Forest. The Cantareira System EPA includes the municipalities of Atibaia, Bragança Paulista, Joanópolis, Mairiporã, Nazaré Paulista, Piracaia, and Vargem located in the northern region of the metropolis of Sao Paulo, Brazil. There is substantial industry in the region, and the area is presently going through an intense urbanization process. This process is in sharp contrast with what remains of the previous rural occupation. Today the rural occupation is made up of different types of agricultural activities and hobby farms. Sustainable agriculture like agroecology is compatible with the conservation area, and alternatives of this kind are essential for environmental protection. This chapter analyzes the involvement of community efforts in the Cantareira System EPA to adopt agroecology practices. The chapter especially focuses on community efforts in the municipality of Piracaia to adopt agroecology practices that help conserve water resources. The knowledge acquired and the conclusions drawn from applying agroecology practices will later be extended to other municipalities located in the Cantareira System EPA. The conservation area diagnosis included agricultural and agroecology activities in the municipality of Piracaia. It analyzed strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The unique characteristics of agroecology producers were highlighted and included aspects that originated in programs for sustainable agriculture production and environmental services payment, the recovery of degraded areas, and actions taken to conserve water resources and biodiversity. In order to promote sustainability, it is essential to disseminate information and implement processes that ensure water resource quality and quantity as well as environmental safety.
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The authors would like to thank Jhony Arai and Dercílio Aristeu Pupin for their permission and consent to the use of their photos (Jhony Arai, Figs. 5, 6, and 7, and Dercílio Aristeu Pupin – Figs. 8, 9, and 10).
The authors would like also to thank Debra Barbarick from Sierra Water Protectors, Auburn, California, USA, for the translation support.
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de Moraes Hoefel, J.L., Corrales, F.M., Watanabe, A.L., Valle, J.F.C., Barretto, F.B. (2023). Water Resources, Agroecology, and Cantareira System Conservation Area, São Paulo, Brazil. In: Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B. (eds) SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16017-2_65
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