“…All these four rivers, especially the last one, play a fundamental role in the socioeconomic, cultural and environmental system of more than 30 municipalities in this region of the state of Bahia (Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia 2015;Tomasoni and Dias 2003). Despite this region being indicated as one of the 147 priority areas for the conservation of the Atlantic Forest biome, being classified as of extreme biological importance (MMA 1997), in recent years, reports made by local residents and researchers from different institutions (UFRB, UEFS, UNEB, UFBA), point to the expansion of deforestation, soil erosion, hunting and trafficking of wild animals and plants, demonstrating the need to implement socio-environmental policies for the conservation of existing natural resources (Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia 2015; Sandes and Santos 2017).…”