The Atlantic Forest is an important hotspot of biodiversity and ecosystem services that contributes to the well-being of its 125 million human inhabitants, about three quarters of the Brazilian population. In the coming decades, forecasts show that urban areas in the Atlantic Forest will grow at the expense of natural ecosystems, leading to increasing pressure on biodiversity and ecosystem services. We used the Nature Futures Framework (NFF) for envisioning positive scenarios for cities in the Atlantic Forest. First, we developed a conceptual model based on the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) approach to describe consequences of urban growth for the three NFF perspectives: Nature for Society, Nature for Nature and Nature as Culture. Second, we proposed scenario storylines that encompass multiple social-ecological values of nature and could be used by policy makers to plan desirable futures for the Atlantic Forest. Then, we discussed the impact of distinct policies on these values, identifying the different ways in which the management of urban green and blue spaces, natural ecosystems, and urban densities can lead to different social-ecological outcomes. We further detail the complexity, trade-offs, and synergies regarding city development, nature conservation, and human well-being in this tropical hotspot. Applying NFF can contribute to the ongoing debate regarding urban sustainability, by providing an interdisciplinary and integrative approach that explicitly incorporates multiple values of nature and the visualization of positive futures.
Millions of people across the world live off-grid not by choice but because they live in rural areas, have low income, and have no political clout. Delivering sustainable energy solutions to such a substantial amount of the world’s population requires more than a technological fix; it requires leveraging the knowledge of underserved populations working together with a transdisciplinary team to find holistically derived solutions. Our original research has resulted in an innovative Convergence Framework integrating the fields of engineering, social sciences, and communication, and is based on working together with communities and other stakeholders to address the challenges posed by delivering clean energy solutions. In this paper, we discuss the evolution of this Framework and illustrate how this Framework is being operationalized in our on-going research project, cocreating hybrid renewable energy systems for off-grid communities in the Brazilian Amazon. The research shows how this Framework can address clean energy transitions, strengthen emerging industries at local level, and foster Global North–South scholarly collaborations. We do so by the integration of social science and engineering and by focusing on community engagement, energy justice, and governance for underserved communities. Further, this solution-driven Framework leads to the emergence of unique approaches that advance scientific knowledge, while at the same time addressing community needs.
O turismo na natureza é uma atividade importante para a economia e qualidade de vida das pessoas, e é frequentemente praticado em Unidades de Conservação (UCs). No Brasil, as UCs localizadas no bioma da Mata Atlântica concentram a maior porção do turismo em UCs. Neste contexto, intervenções como a implementação de projetos podem ser uma ferramenta para fomentar o turismo nestas áreas, podendo atuar na conciliação entre conservação e desenvolvimento. Visando contribuir para o planejamento e gestão do turismo, o presente trabalho de revisão bibliográfica objetiva descrever um panorama dos projetos de turismo em UCs na Mata Atlântica, e avaliar como o turismo tem sido fomentado neste recorte. No total, 26 projetos foram identificados e analisados. Os resultados obtidos revelam uma concentração geográfica de projetos de turismo em UCs da região sudeste do Brasil, em especial no estado de São Paulo. Os Parques foram a categoria de UC mais visadas para intervenções. Os projetos possuíam, em geral, apenas uma fonte de financiamento, com destaque para órgãos governamentais. No que se refere ao planejamento e execução, organizações da sociedade civil (ONGs e OSCIPs) e associações comunitárias se destacaram. Os projetos possuíam diferentes eixos de atuação e objetivos que foram agrupados em três categorias: gestão, capacitação e infraestrutura. Ao descrever um panorama de projetos de turismo em UCs na Mata Atlântica, o presente estudo contribui para elucidar como a atividade turística tem sido planejada neste recorte geográfico, podendo ser útil para o embasamento de novas intervenções guiadas pelos princípios do ecoturismo.
O presente trabalho objetiva analisar qual o conhecimento e percepção que visitantes do Parque Nacional Serra da Bocaina possuem em relação ao local, assim como identificar projetos de turismo em Unidades de Conservação na Mata Atlântica, quais seus atrativos e como diferentes atores participam.
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