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Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the Brazilian Amazon Region

Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the Brazilian Amazon Region

Raul Gouvea
Copyright: © 2014 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1947-8402|EISSN: 1947-8410|EISBN13: 9781466656574|DOI: 10.4018/ijsesd.2014070105
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Gouvea, Raul. "Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the Brazilian Amazon Region." IJSESD vol.5, no.3 2014: pp.48-64. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2014070105

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Gouvea, R. (2014). Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the Brazilian Amazon Region. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), 5(3), 48-64. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2014070105

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Gouvea, Raul. "Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the Brazilian Amazon Region," International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD) 5, no.3: 48-64. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2014070105

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Abstract

This article elaborates on the diverse entrepreneurial activities of indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon region. This article argues that further sustainability of the Brazilian Amazonian region is intrinsically linked to the entrepreneurial activities by indigenous communities in the Amazon region. Amazonian indigenous communities are under increasing economic and social pressure. Fostering sustainable indigenous entrepreneurship in these disadvantaged indigenous communities has the potential to improve indigenous communities, economic and social welfare, preserve their culture, customs, and traditional knowledge, in addition to the rebuilding of these communities. Thus, engagement of indigenous communities in sustainable activities further protects the local natural capital. The article also proposes the creation of a center for indigenous entrepreneurship in the Amazon region aiming at supporting and fostering indigenous entrepreneurship.

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