Between Parks and Reserves: the process of creation and participation in the management in state Conservation Units of Amazonas

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Keywords:

Participation, Local population, Amazonia

Abstract

This study analyzes issues related to the creation and the process of participation of the local population in the management of three state Conservation Units (UCs) in Amazonas. The data were collected in two sustainable use units, Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) of Uatumã and Juma, and in the Rio Negro Setor Norte State Park (PAREST) in 2011 and 2012. Field surveys were carried out, supported by open interviews and semi-structured, direct, and participant observation on the process of creating the Units and the participation of local populations in the management of UCs. Our data show that, in some cases, the subjects act in the management through a “participative management”, but not participating, as for example in the construction of the management plans, in which the local populations are involved, through “participation passive”, as a source of information or even for the approval of proposals, but without active participation in the process of creating and managing the Unit.

Author Biographies

  • Adnilson, Universidade Federal de Rondônia, UNIR, Porto Velho, RO, Brazil

    Licenciado e Mestre em Geografia pela Fundação Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR),  Doutor em Geografia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Pós-Doutor em Geografia na Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Professor Associado do Departamento de Geografia e do Programa de Pós-Graduação Mestrado e Doutorado em Geografia (PPGG/UNIR).  Líder do do Grupo de Pesquisa Geografia, Natureza e Territorialidades Humanas (GENTEH/UNIR).

  • Prof. Alex, Universidade Federal de Rondônia , UNIR, Porto Velho, RO, Brazil

    Graduado em Geografia pela Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Mestre em Geografia pela Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM). Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação Mestrado e Doutorado em Geografia da Universidade Federal de Rondônia (PPGG/UNIR). Membro dos grupos de pesquisa "Organização Social e Manejo Participativo na Amazônia" do Instituto Mamirauá e "Geografia, Natureza e Territorialidades Humanas (GENTEH/UNIR). Professor  do curso de Licenciatura em Geografia no Centro de Estudos Superiores de Tefé (CEST/UEA). 

    Currículo Lates - http://lattes.cnpq.br/8968184978169981

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Published

2022-02-16

Issue

Vol. 16 (2022)

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Between Parks and Reserves: the process of creation and participation in the management in state Conservation Units of Amazonas . Terr@ Plural, [S. l.], v. 16, p. 1–20, 2022. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/17608. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.