Inclusion and governance in the managing Council of the Costa dos Corais Environmental Protection Area

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ID5041189
AuthorsCarla Nadinne Souza (0000-0002-8734-381X, Universidade Federal de Alagoas), Evelynne Letícia S F C De Barros (0000-0003-3531-7836, Universidade Federal de Alagoas), Inaê Farias V Dantas (0000-0003-1739-4707, Universidade Federal de Alagoas), Chiara Bragagnolo (0000-0002-9571-0026, Universidade Federal de Alagoas), Ana Cláudia M Malhado (0000-0003-3621-779X, Universidade Federal de Alagoas), Vanice F Selva (0000-0002-2477-3898, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)
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)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc20210074r1vu2022l3oa
OpenAlexW4312738367
LanguageEN
References cited24

The participation of society in the decision-making arenas is essential to achieve an effective environmental management. This paper aimed to assess the effectiveness of inclusion, as a principle of good governance, in the decision-making process of the Costa dos Corais Environmental Protected Area (EPA). To achieve it, institutional documents were analysed, interviews were conducted with managers and councillors and 375 questionnaires were applied with residents of Porto de Pedras and São Miguel dos Milagres - Alagoas. We observed an unequal representativeness and influence of the sectors within the council. The environmental non-governmental organizations/research, tourism, teaching/scientific research and the federal and state executive powers strongly influenced the decision making, while the fishing sector and the residents had moderate and weak participation. Social inclusion is essential for good governance of protected areas, but other principles such as transparency and justice need to be integrated for this to happen

Business · Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Representativeness heuristic · Social science · Sociology · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Sustainability and Education · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Rural Development and Agriculture

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