Vieira Miriam Steffen, Rocha Eufémia Vicente
University of de Rio dos Sinos Valley (Unisinos), São Leopoldo, Brazil.
University of Cape Verde (Uni-CV), Praia, Cape Verde.
Front Sociol. 2021 Apr 22;6:625405. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.625405. eCollection 2021.
Cape Verde is an island country and Sahelian, where the climatic conditions cause a rainfall deficit originating dry periods causing a fragile agricultural development. The rural world is facing various problems such as lack of land for cultivation, lack of water and soil erosion. The "" (sand haversting) refers to the extraction of sand and gravel from the sea and rocks. Although it is considered as an environmental crime, the activity is carried for generations and supplies the civil construction business of the country. This study analyze this activity from the perspective of women from the interior of Santiago, in the locality of Charco, in the municipality of Santa Catarina. The research was carried out based on an ethnography of long duration, with spaced field visits, since January 2009 and the monitoring of environmental and gender policies in Cape Verde. As results, we highlight women's agency in the face of a context of growing social inequalities.
佛得角是一个岛国，属于萨赫勒地区，其气候条件导致降雨不足，引发干旱期，致使农业发展脆弱。农村地区面临着各种问题，如缺乏耕地、缺水和水土流失。“采砂”指的是从海洋和岩石中开采沙子和砾石。尽管这被视为一种环境犯罪，但这项活动已持续了几代人，并为该国的民用建筑行业提供物资。本研究从圣地亚哥内陆地区、圣卡塔琳娜市查尔科镇的妇女视角分析了这项活动。该研究基于长期的民族志，自2009年1月起进行了间隔性的实地考察，并监测了佛得角的环境和性别政策。作为研究结果，我们强调了在社会不平等加剧的背景下女性的能动性。
