Landscape conservation as an alternative to protected areas: a case study of the Rio Negro region of the Pantanal, in Brazil. / "A conservação da paisagem como alternativa à criação de áreas protegidas: um estudo de caso do Pantanal do Rio Negro-MS".

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2002

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The objective of this paper is to contribute to the discussion about different strategies for nature conservation, confronting the predominant model based in protected areas with other alternatives, developed to overcome the problems and conflicts generated by this model, especially with its implementation in tropical countries such as Brazil. The discussion is expected to demonstrate that, in dealing with situations of complex interaction between society and the environment, there is a need for mechanisms that enable the conservation of the region as a whole, through the effective use of its resources, and the definition of common criteria by the different actors involved in the process, which requires changes in the institutions and instruments to be employed. In order to achieve this objective, a comparative study is made among different initiatives for the conservation of the Rio Negro Valley region, in the Pantanal, each representative of different approaches to the issue of conservation. In addition to being one of the most pristine regions of the Pantanal, the Rio Negro Valley has a background of social mobilization around conservation, which explains the interest for the area. The proximity between cultural and natural processes in the Pantanal, to the point that they cannot be understood separately, is also an important factor to be taken into account by this study. The study of the specific issues on the Rio Negro Valley is preceded by a discussion about the evolution of the idea of nature conservation, and the concept of the natural world that enabled its appearance. Current trends in conservation strategies are also analyzed. In order to provide an understanding of the context in which the different conservation initiatives are inserted, the landscape of the Pantanal region – and the Rio Negro Valley in particular – is also analyzed in its physical, biological, historic and human aspects, emphasizing the co-evolution of its natural and cultural processes.

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landscape ecology pantanal paisagem áreas protegidas conservation ecologia da paisagem landscape pantanal conservação protected areas

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