Ecotourism in Post-COVID-19 in Tijuca National Park and Pedra Branca State Park

• Autor(a) principal: Vilani, Rodrigo Machado
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Pena, Roberta Campelo, Simões, Bruno Francisco Teixeira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Ecoturismo
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/10840
• topic: Visitation; Urban Parks; Management Plan; Public Use Plan; Visitação; Parques Urbanos; Plano de Manejo; Plano de Uso Público

The COVID-19 pandemic requires a review of individual, collective and institutional parameters, and habits. Tourism is one of the economic sectors most affected by the measures adopted across the planet because of the pandemic. The aim of this study is to discuss the resumption of ecotourism activities in two protected areas in Rio de Janeiro (Tijuca National Park and Pedra Branca State Park). This research was developed by using bibliographic review and analysis of official documents. The result of this research reveals the importance of ecotourism as an economic alternative for community initiatives and the lack of human and financial resources as obstacles to health security in protected areas. The basic guidelines for strengthening post-pandemic ecotourism are: a) ensuring health security in protected areas and their surroundings; b) produce and disseminate scientific evidence on local ecotourism, public use and sanitation initiatives in protected areas; c) contribute to the elaboration of public policies (environmental, social and sanitation); d) develop ecotourism in urban parks; e) reduce social inequalities through ecotourism; f) to encourage critical reflection on the potential of ecotourism as an economic alternative for communities in situations of social and environmental vulnerability.