Participation in protected area management planning in coastal Brazil |
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| Institution: | 1. Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Trudeau Foundation Scholar, Canada;2. Commons Conservation and Management Research Group, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil;3. Environmental Studies and Research Centre (NEPAM), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil;4. Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Canada;1. Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia;2. Reef Check Indonesia, Jalan Tukad Balian Gang 43 No. 1A, Renon, Bali, Indonesia;3. School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada;4. Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Land and Water, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia;1. School of Hospitality and Tourism, Chinhoyi University of Technology Private Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe;2. School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, Chinhoyi University of Technology Private Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe;1. Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. Department of Business Administration, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;3. Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies, Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), Universiti Malaya, Malaysia;1. Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Alagoas, Praça Afrânio Jorge, s/n, Prado, Maceió, AL, Brazil;2. School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, United Kingdom;1. Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Fahrenheitstrasse 6, 28359 Bremen, Germany;2. Mnazi-Bay Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park (MBREMP), P.O. Box 845, Mtwara, Tanzania;3. Research Office, Davao del Norte State College, New Visayas, 8105 Panabo, Philippines;4. Aquaculture and Fisheries Group Wageningen University, The Netherlands;5. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology, University of Ruhuna, Matara 81000, Sri Lanka |
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| Abstract: | Over the past ten years, efforts have been made in the Paraty region of Brazil towards more active state governance of coastal resources through the implementation and enforcement of various types of protected areas. Trindade is one of the communities making efforts to advocate for themselves as the key stakeholders in a negotiation process for a no-take protected area management plan. As is happening across South America, there has been a shift in policy in Brazil towards participatory environmental governance practices. The objective of this paper is to analyze the quality of community participation in a resource governance process, the perceptions of participating and non-participating community members, and the actual influence of community participants on the protected area management plan under review (in 2012/2013). The research was conducted as interdisciplinary action research. Data were collected through a qualitative approach, using mixed methods of narratives, interviews, focus groups, participant observation and workshops. The negotiation process and community participation in this negotiation process was studied through observation of meetings. Analysis of the negotiation process revealed the importance that community participants place on their rights as Caiçaras, and four further key themes emerged; communication disconnect, opportunity and capacity to participate, representation and decision-making, and conflict. Meaningful participation in natural resources management has not yet been achieved in the process reviewed. The process described is the initial phase of a long-term relationship between community members and government authorities, and changes need to be made so that the desired outcomes for natural resources management are more likely to be achieved. |
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| Keywords: | Brazil Caiçaras Environmental governance Natural resources management Participation Protected areas |
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