Discussions will be carried out with regional socio-environmental NGOs, small farmers, indigenous peoples, mayors and local politicians to raise and present demographic, economic and social information for the area. A situational analysis will be carried out to determine current and future impacts of projects such as the Araguaia-Tocantins waterway. The culture of the traditional inhabitants of the region will be taken into consideration, as well as conservation of the Cerrado biodiversity in these areas. Participative strategic regional planning is hoped to result from these efforts, in an attempt to reach sustainable development. The assessment will cover: population, spatial distribution, education, health, income, land conflicts; economic activity; existing natural resources; existing projects for transportation, energy, mining, agriculture and tourism infra-structure; industry.