Panorama of tourism projects in Protected Areas within the Atlantic Forest

• Autor(a) principal: Lembi, Rafael Cavalcanti
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Gonçalves, Leandra Regina, Seixas, Cristiana Simão
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Ecoturismo
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/11815
• topic: Áreas protegidas; Gestão; Uso público; Ecoturismo; Turismo na natureza; Protected Areas; Management; Public Use; Ecotourism; Nature Tourism

Nature tourism is an important activity for the economy and to people's quality of life and is frequently practiced in Protected Areas (PAs). In Brazil, PAs located in the Atlantic Forest biome concentrate the largest portion of tourism in PAs. In this context, interventions such as the implementation of projects can be a tool to promote tourism in these areas and can act in reconciling conservation and development. Aiming to contribute to the planning and management of tourism, the present literature review focuses on describing an overview of tourism projects in PAs within the Atlantic Forest, and to assess how tourism has been promoted in this context. In total, 26 projects were identified and analysed. Obtained results reveal a geographical concentration of tourism projects in PAs in the South-eastern region of Brazil, especially in the state of São Paulo. Parks were the most targeted category for interventions. Projects generally had only one source of funding, with an emphasis from government agencies. Regarding planning and execution, civil society organizations (NGOs and “OSCIPs”) and community associations stood out. The projects had different lines of action and objectives that were grouped into three categories: management, training and infrastructure. By describing an overview of tourism projects in PAs in the Atlantic Forest, the present study contributes to elucidate how tourism activities have been planned in this geographic section and can be useful to support new interventions guided by the principles of ecotourism.