Impactos socioambientais no entorno da barragem da comunidade Cocos no município de Corrente - PI

Abstract

In Brazil, the construction of dams is of great importance to the country, since they are related to its economic development. However, it is necessary to evaluate the costs and benefits of these constructions since several environmental impacts can be caused. With this, the objective of this work was to identify the environmental impacts around the coconut dam in the municipality of Corrente - PI. In which to carry out the research, a field visit was initially made to identify and evaluate the environmental impacts around the dam, using the Leopold matrix as a method, where the physical, biotic and anthropic environment of the area was evaluated. With the results it can be concluded that human actions cause impacts on all levels of the environment: water, air, biota, soil and sediment. Many of these environmental impacts are of high magnitude and cause considerable problems for humans and other living beings. Thus, they must be identified, evaluated, monitored and mitigated/compensated. It was also possible to observe that most environmental impacts are negative and reversible, when the affected area is recovered. In view of this, it would be extremely important that the results obtained be used for the elaboration of public policies and implementation of the requested environmental plans and programs, with the objective of preserving the environment with emphasis on the recovery of dams for the population