The state of Mato Grosso (Brazil) has a mosaic of rich biomas, added to a significant socio-diversity that live in these multiple territories. On the other hand, huge areas of monocultures, cattle raising, power plants and other activities that are the driving force of important socio-environmental conflicts contrast in the landscape. In this article we present the map of socio-environmental conflicts of Mato Grosso produced in the process of mapping the conflicts that exist in the 12 (twelve) planning regions of the State. Using the Social Map and the Phenomenology methodologies it was possible to map more than 194 sites that are experiencing debates and resistances in the defense of the environment and local cultures.
Socio-environmental conflicts; Environmental education; Social Map
