Índice de sustentabilidade global aplicado na avaliação do Assentamento Expedito Ribeiro, Santa Bárbara – PA

Human settlements in locations close to large urban centres can be considered as interesting alternatives for promoting sustainable development for low-income families. The application of Agroforestry Systems (AFS) in these areas when trimmed by technical support, can show people opportunities for their economic and social development with less aggressive impacts to the environment. In this sense, the article aimed to analyse, based on indicators, the level of sustainability of the Expedito Ribeiro settlement, Santa Barbara, Para, where institutional initiatives stimulate the deployment of AFS. For this, we applied the Global Sustainability Index evaluation method (ISG) which evaluates four dimensions: environmental, social, institutional and economic, through structured forms aimed at locals and participant observation. It was observed that the indicators with the highest values of sustainability were those of institutional (0.89) and environmental (0.74), followed by social (0.60) and economic (0.59). From this, an ISG of 0.70 was obtained, which qualifies the settlement as acceptable in the UNDP/UN sustainability scale. Therefore, although the study area has not reached the ideal numbers established, the values found are higher than those calculated by other studies carried out in the Amazon region. Thus, this shows that the incentive and the development of SAFs in the localities benefit not only environmental variables but also the social and economic growth of the inhabitants. Keywords: Rural Settlements. Agroforestry Systems. Sustainable Development.