Rufina Beach and Sustainable Development: The Role of Women in Mucajaí, RR, Brazil

BR-174 highway, geotourism and socio-environmental conflicts in the northern remote regions of the Amazon

“…Within the geosciences field, the geotourism activity aims for the conservation and protection of Nature, with more emphasis on the current Anthropocene era (Crutzen & Stoermer, 2000;Hose, 2006Hose, , 2012. Several studies contributed to share the geomorphological profile of regions around the world where geotourism represents an alternative to local communities' income (Dowling, 2014;Dowling & Newsome, 2018;Hose, 2011;Štrba et al, 2020;Veras et al, 2021b).…”

“…It is worth noting that a sustainable geotourism plan can define strategies for living in harmony with Nature, in common with the participation of the local communities, thus allowing to point out the best practices for safeguarding both the natural and cultural resources, in addition to observing the carrying capacity (Veras, et al, 2021a(Veras, et al, , 2021b of specific regions towards sustainability (Assante et al, 2012). GRL can be considered as potentially touristic areas, thus offering a specific geotouristic destination that will depend on the available potential recreational and environmental security in forests, ski slopes, lakes, rivers, mountains or golf courses, where it is possible to contemplate the highlighted physiographic characteristics, and where the right to enjoy a healthy environment is also considered indispensable (Balaguer & Cantavella-Jordá, 2002;Hall & Saarinen, 2010;Ogunmola & Daniel, 2020).…”