The principle of sustainable security as a fundamental guarantee of the permanence of traditional peoples in especially protected territorial spaces in the Amazon

Abstract

‘The environmental territories’ are made up of specific geographic areas characterized by their distinct environmental qualities, including fundamental ecosystems. These territories can be defined by different criteria, such as biodiversity, ecosystems, water resources and relevant environmental services. Environmental territories are delimited, declared and identified by the Government through legal norms with the aim of preserving or conserving their integrity, as well as guaranteeing environmental sustainability. The objective of this research is to present the postulate ‘principle of sustainable security’ as a legal and jurisprudential optimization commandment that guarantees the permanence of traditional peoples in specially protected territorial spaces, with a view to achieving the socioeconomic development of these peoples. The methodology, in terms of nature, is basic research, in terms of objectives, exploratory and descriptive, with a qualitative approach. Therefore, the aim of this work is to contribute to legal-scientific knowledge, seeking a contextual reflection of the analyzed components, namely the territorial space, the human being, the environmental perception and the rights that are inherent to them, in a systemic conception.