Possible Sustainable Measures to Be Applied in the Community of Lago Do Catalão in Iranduba, Brazil

Abstract

This investigation addressed the environment where residents of the Lago do Catalão Community live in the municipality of Iranduba, in the state of Amazonas, from the sustainability perspective. The justification is that it is in a floodplain, subject to the Solimões River's seasonality since it is a completely floating community. In this sense, this work presents possible sustainable measures that can be applied in this community. We used the observation method to analyze sustainable activities in the community and their implications for the implementation of ecological actions, investigating the reason for failures in conducting ecological movements in the community so that sustainable practice options could be suggested for residents, considering that the community is a crossroads for tourist routes. The steps of the method were a) collecting data about the community, b) conducting dialogues with the community representative, c) identifying the main difficulties in implementing sustainable projects, d) analyzing these difficulties, and e) designing solutions capable of overcoming these difficulties. The results showed that a) an experimental structure for a dry toilet in the community was created and approved, b) a river water treatment system for domestic consumption was proposed, c) another proposal was the implementation of Handy Pod systems to filter wastewater and c) the implementation of aquatic macrophytes was suggested for phytoremediation of the area. The conclusion shows that the waters are the primary source of life for everyone in the community; as they get their food from them, through them, they move around, and around them, their lives revolve and constantly adapt to their reality. Therefore, caring for and preserving rivers and lakes is necessary. Each Lago do Catalão community resident is aware of their responsibility towards their environment.