Protected Area Systems in South American Countries

Abstract

Protected Areas (PA) represent an important biodiversity conservation strategy, but these areas are threatened by increasing human pressure and inefficient management. Thus, the objective was to analyze the management of PA in South America, a continent with particular characteristics in relation to the political and socioeconomic complexity that reflect the way each country manages its PA. The results showed that, although there is progress in establishing PAs, there is only effective protection when they have adequate size and management, and Protected Area Systems (PAS) are established. It was possible to observe the importance of the PAS, since, PA managed outside it have comprehensive norms, without defined criteria, with several organs operating without connection. For PA management, uniform and standardized actions are fundamental in order to allow a global network for biodiversity protection.

Effects of Tourism Concessions in Protected Areas around the world

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Oportunidades de visitação oferecidas em Áreas Naturais Protegidas: análise dos Parques Nacionais mais visitados no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos das América em 2017

“…No contexto da política de estabelecimento das Áreas Protegidas (AP), no Brasil, os Parques Nacionais (PN), importantes estratégias de proteção da natureza e desenvolvimento turístico, se tornaram a categoria de espaço protegido mais conhecida e tradicional (DRUMMOND et al, 2010;CUNHA;SPINOLA, 2014;PIRES;RUGINE, 2018), sendo incluída em Sistemas de Áreas Protegidas no mundo todo, com destaque para países da Europa e Américas (MENEGUEL; ETCHEBEHERE, 2011;SALVIO;GOMES, 2018).…”