Estratégias para a gestão territorial e integrada de áreas protegidas nas microrregiões Japurá, Tefé e Alto Solimões no Amazonas

Abstract

The mosaic of Conservation Units (PAs), as an instrument of integrated public environmental management, emerged in Brazil in the 1990s, due to the debates held in international forums and the internal pressure exerted by organized civil society. Considering the importance of this management model for the current social and environmental scenario, the objectives of this study are: (i) to analyze the process of organization, constitution and functioning of three mosaics of protected areas in the Amazon - Mosaics of Protected Areas of the Lower Rio Negro (Amazonas), Southern Amazônia (Amazonas, Rondônia and Mato Grosso) and Western Amapá and Northern Pará (Amapá and Pará); (ii) demonstrate the national integration of the actors involved in the mosaic, focusing on the actions of the Mosaic Network of Protected Areas (REMAP); (iii) present a technical proposal with a brief description of the process required for the constitution of mosaics in the region, according to the standards of current legislation and the perception of the social actors of the micro-regions. It should also be pointed out that there is also the intention to sensitize public managers to the debate on territorial and integrated management, as well as to show to society in general the situation of abandonment and precariousness of the staff and the scarcity of financial resources of the managing institutions of the areas protected. Methodologically, we opted for the use of qualitative research techniques, such as participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentary and bibliographic analysis.