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Associação Portuguesa dos Recursos Hídricos
2014
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- Concession in tourism services and partnerships in the Marine National Park of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil D. C. Estima M. A. M. Ventura A. Rabinovici F. M. C. P. F. Martins Ciencias de la Tierra Tourism concession partnerships sustainability protected areas Protected areas are created with the aim of promoting environmental protection and preserving biodiversity, thus responding to thegrowing need to maintain the sustainability of the planet. In Brazil, the increase in the number of protected areas is evident, namely inthe case of Parks, where tourism is one of several activities compatible with the management of such areas. However, simply establishingprotected areas doesn’t necessarily ensure their efficiency, and therefore public-private partnerships arise. In this work, we analyze theimportance of partnerships and concessions in public use support services at the Marine National Park of Fernando de Noronha, in orderto demonstrate the viability of sustainable management of tourism and funding in National Parks. To understand how such partnershipsand concessions actually work and what their importance to the sustainability of tourism is, we conducted interviews and madein locoobservations during 2012 and 2013. We found that the concession of services that involve supporting the public use of the park enabledgreat improvements in the infrastructure and in tourist services provided in the protected area, and created jobs for the local community.We were, however, unable to examine the environmental impacts of the concession because specific reports were not made available.We also found that there is a solid network of organizations, government and businesses that work together in planning, implementing,managing and supervising tourism in the Park, bringing positive results to the sustainability of this activity. This network is possiblethrough signed agreements and above all due to the existence and operation of the protected area’s Advisory Council. This study istherefore innovative, for it deals with the first concession granted by the Brazilian government in an insular territory and shows initialresults about the efficiency of that concession. We hope it will induce new research that culminates in the validation of this managementmodel for tourism in protected areas, through the preservation and valorization of the environment and responsible use. 2014 artículo científico 1646-8872 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=388340107006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3883 Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada - Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management application/pdf Associação Portuguesa dos Recursos Hídricos Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada - Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (Portugal) Num.2 Vol.14