Use and misuse of the concepts of tradition and property rights in the conservation of natural resources in the atlantic forest (Brazil)

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ID4743511
AuthorsFabio De Castro (0000-0001-5197-3863, Kluwer Academic Publications), Andréa Siqueira (0000-0001-6713-4570, Indiana University), Andrea D Siqueira (Indiana University), E S Brondizio (0000-0001-9376-8366, Indiana University), Lúcia C Ferreira (State University of Campinas, Brazil)
Year2006
Volume9
Issue1
Pages23-39
Publication date2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1414-753x2006000100002
OpenAlexW2022612754
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2006000100002
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited16

The relationship between resource management, local populations, and property regimes has long puzzled researchers and policy-makers. The constant failure of conservation policy reliant upon privatization and statization, has led both policy makers and researchers to recognize the importance of customary practices to achieve conservation. Yet, the overemphasis on "traditional populations" and "collective property regimes" as the way to promote conservation can be misleading. In this paper, we discuss the debate on local populations and resource conservation in the Southeastern Atlantic Forest, Brazil. The analysis focuses on 1) the concept of traditional populations; 2) the complexity of overlapping property regimes; 3) the potential for a loose relationship between "traditional populations" and "collective property regimes," and; 4) the implications of this approach for "non-traditional populations." We conclude that the bias toward "tradition" and "collective property regimes" threatens the entire range of local communities along what might be called a traditional-non-traditional populations gradient

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