Síntese histórica e socioambiental do Parque Nacional da Chapada das Mesas (MA)

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Maria Lindalva Alves da
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Araujo, Maria de Fátima Veras, da Conceição, Gonçalo Mendes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Ecoturismo
• DOI: 10.34024/rbecotur.2019.v12.6724
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/6724
• topic: Preservação; Turismo Sustentável; Unidade de Conservação

Historical and socio-environmental synthesis of the Chapada das Mesas National Park (MA, Brazil) The creation process of Conservation Unit arised in consequence of a socio-environmental demand, where the people dreaded the construction of two little hydroelectricity in the waterfall that stay inside of the region, where current created the Chapada das Mesas National Park. The objective of the study is to present a brief history of the socioenvironmental emergence of the Chapada das Mesas National Park, from the first indications by the technicians of the RADAMBRASIL Project, to the movements with environmental entities that fought for the proposal of its creation. The study is descriptive, with a qualitative approach, with a semi-structured interview with a pre-established script. The results showed that the newly created Conservation Unit had its first indicative of breeding in the 1970s, being intensified from the 2000s, culminating with its implementation in 2005. KEYWORDS: Preservation; Protect Area; Sustainable Tourism.