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Ponte Serrada, Água Doce (Santa Catarina) and Palmas and União da Vitória (Paraná). Most part of the
FME cooperators dwell in these towns. In most of these towns, the gross domestic product comes
mainly from farming activities.
Some socio-economical data from the aforementioned towns which are under the FME influence are
shown on the table below.
City/State
Area
(km²)
Number of
inhabitants
GDP per capita
(R$)
HDI
Calmon/SC
638.18
3,380
17,803.65
0.622
Lebon Régis/SC
941.49
12,133
21,772.02
0.649
Matos Costa/SC
433.07
2.614
12,736.49
0.657
Palmas/PR
1,557.89
48.990
18,398.84
0.660
Passos Maia/SC
619.16
4.243
23,897.91
0.659
Ponte Serrada/SC
564.49
11.545
17,956.43
0.693
Água Doce/SC
1,314.27
7.154
33,875.79
0.698
Caçador/SC
984.29
77.323
36,431.98
0.735
União da Vitória/PR
720.00
57.027
22,661.28
0.740
Source: IBGE - Cidades, 2010. http://www.pnud.org.br/IDH/Default.aspx?indiceAccordion=1&li=li_AtlasMunicipios
State of Santa Catarina m-HMI is 0.744. This figure is deemed to be considerably high when compared to
the same Brazilian m-HDI from the same period, namely 0.699. The influence region m-HDI is lower than
the state average.
Caçador ´s and União da Vitória ´s m-HDI (2010) is 0.735 and 0.740, respectively. These numbers are
close to the Brazilian HDI for the same period (0.726).
An indigenous community has been identified within the FMU influence area. Such a community,
namely Xokleng Reserve, lies three km far from the FMU. A painstaking survey has been held in the
Indigenous territory to get inputs about their culture and organization. The survey was based on
visitations that were meant to get close to the community. These visitations, in turn, were used as tools
to enable them to know the forest management enterprise (Adami S/A) and disseminate the
communication channels that the FME makes available. Thirty-two (32) indigenous people dwelt in the
community in 2014 and seven children were enrolled and attended elementary school on a regular basis
(source: inputs that have been made available by the school).
INCRA* ´s settlement projects have been identified in the region as well.
*National Institute for Agrarian Reform