Negative impacts of Covid-19 on tourism in conservation projects – with emphasis on Instituto Arara Azul

• Autor(a) principal: Calderan, Aline Martins Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Guedes, Neiva Maria Robaldo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Ecoturismo
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/14154
• topic: Pandemic; coronavírus; Ecotourism; Macaws; Environment and Sustainability; Pandemia; Coronavírus; Ecoturismo; Araras; Ambiente e Sustentabilidade

The Covd-19 pandemic required changes in habits. Tourism was one of the most affected sectors. The objective of the article was to analyze the negative impacts resulting from the pandemic on conservation projects, with emphasis on the Blue Macaw Institute. The research was developed through a literature review and documents from the IAA. In the years 2018 and 2019 the Blue Macaw Institute received an average of 299 tourists per year, in 2020 this average dropped by 60%. With the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, people stopped traveling and visiting the projects, with this, the collection structure was affected. However, ecotourism was one of the first activities to be resumed, after a prolonged period of isolation, people look for activities that provide physical and mental well-being.