Contributions of environmental perception to sustainability in the buffer zone of a protected area

Bibliographic Data

ID3754811
AuthorsJoana Rita Galvão (0000-0003-1446-3738, Universidade de Passo Fundo), Carla Denise Tedesco (0000-0003-3580-4626, Universidade de Passo Fundo)
Year2022
Volume25
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc20180262r5r1vu2022l4oa
OpenAlexW4312782741
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2022000100353
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

The public area currently known as Passo Fundo National Forest was created in 1947 to research and develop timber trees in light of a large amount of logging that had occurred in previous decades. In this study, environmental perception was used as a research strategy to attempt to clarify the subjective aspects of the human-environment relationship evident in the local community in the current conflict with the managers of the protected area. A qualitative approach to content analysis was used. Although they perceive the forest as important for biodiversity and quality of life, they live with conflicts related to their exclusion in the planning of activities at PA and the way controls are implemented to prevent the planting of transgenic crops in the surroundings. Perceptions have the potential to shed light on similar conflicts in other areas and provide managers with ways to improve relationships with surrounding communities

Biodiversity · Business · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Logging · Perception · Sustainability · Environmental Science · Environmental Sustainability and Education · Psychology · Ecology · Forestry

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