scholarly journals Environmental Education and ecotourism concepts in Marine Protected Area of Armação de Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: reflections for the adoption of coastal ecotourism

Author(s):  
Alexandre de Gusmão Pedrini ◽  
Daniel Shimada Brotto ◽  
Natalia Pirani Ghilardi-Lopes ◽  
Marcela Coronel Lopes ◽  
Luiza Pegrucci Ferreira

Environmental Education for Sustainable Societies and Global Responsibility (EESS) is aimed at transforming society and its negative impacts on the environment by way of financial and political emancipation, whence ecotourism becomes one of the best options towards environmental sustainability. This study aimed at evaluating social actors’ conceptions on Environmental Education and ecotourism, in order to base the development of future marine-ecotourism activities in the Marine Environmental Protection Area of Armação de Búzios (MEPAAB). Sampling involved 73 respondents interested in the implementation of marine ecotourism in the area. Their concepts, as regards ecotourism and EESS, were analyzed according to individual profiles. The sample was mainly composed of Argentine and Brazilian tourists from the cities of Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, when visiting MEPAAB. Since most of the concepts were limited to environmental conservation and public awareness, these were considered entirely or not entirely adequate. The results could not be significantly associated with the age of respondents or any other factor (Kruskal-Wallis, p >0.05). The concept of ecotourism was the better known. Even so, significant differences were observed only among the different classes by income. There were clear indications of the urgent application of EESS in the coastal environment, as a plausible management tool for the littoral municipalities of Rio de Janeiro State. Concepções de Educação ambiental e ecoturismo na Área de Proteção Ambiental Marinha de Armação de Búzios(RJ): reflexões para a adoção do ecoturismo costeiro A Educação Ambiental para Sociedades Sustentáveis e Responsabilidade Global (EASS) visa transformar a sociedade e seus impactos negativos no meio ambiente por meio de sua emancipação política e financeira e o ecoturismo é uma das melhores alternativas para a realização de EASS visando a sustentabilidade ambiental. Este estudo objetivou avaliar as concepções de atores sociais de “Educação ambiental” e de “ecoturismo”, com vistas a subsidiar o desenvolvimento de atividades de educação ambiental na Área de Proteção Ambiental Marinha de Armação de Búzios (APAMAB). Para isso, foram entrevistados 73 sujeitos interessados na implantação de ecoturismo marinho na área, seus conceitos sobre ecoturismo e EASS foram analisados de acordo com seus perfis. A amostra foi composta principalmente por argentinos de Buenos Aires e brasileiros do Rio de Janeiro que visitam APAMAB em busca de turismo de sol e mar e outras modalidades de turismo. A maioria das concepções sobre EESS foram totais ou parcialmente inadequadas, seus conceitos foram limitados à conservação ambiental e conscientização pública e estes resultados não se apresentaram significativamente associados com a idade dos entrevistados ou outro fator estudado (Kruskal-Wallis, p>0,05). O conceito de ecoturismo é mais bem compreendido pelos entrevistados e diferenças significativas foram apresentadas somente entre classes de renda. Este estudo demonstrou a urgência de ações no âmbito da EESS em ecossistemas costeiros como uma ferramenta de gestão ambiental pública em municípios do litoral do estado do Rio de Janeiro. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Áreas Protegidas Marinhas; Cuidado Ambiental; Educação Ambiental; Ecoturismo; Armação de Búzios.

2020 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 01010
Author(s):  
Andre Notohamijoyo ◽  
Agil Abdul Hakim ◽  
Mustaidz Billah ◽  
Adhi Setya Wiyata

The growing level of public awareness of environmental sustainability increases understanding of environmentally friendly schemes such as ecolabeling. The community began to be moved to be involved in environmental conservation activities including the implementation of the ecolabel scheme. Likewise with Indonesia. Communities in several areas have been motivated to apply the selfdeclared forest honey ecolabel scheme. This encourages the preservation of nature around the forest area where the ecolabel scheme is implemented. However, there are still problems in implementing the ecolabel scheme, namely the welfare of the community. This requires more work from the Government. One of the things that the Government can more easily encourage to help improve the welfare of forest communities is by facilitating areas that implement an ecolabel scheme to become ecotourism destinations. In the post-Covid-19 virus pandemic like today, ecotourism is urgently needed and it is safer and more comfortable for tourists. This study reviews the model of integrating ecolabel schemes with ecotourism which will create a balance between environmental sustainability and community welfare. The research is based on a literacy study along with comparation with other countries. This is a tangible form of sustainable development.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste Jiménez de Madariaga

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how safeguarding intangible cultural heritage contributes to environmental conservation and favours sustainable development of natural landscapes. To do so, the authors will focus on a study of dry stone constructions, which have been recognised by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as Intangible Cultural Heritage.Design/methodology/approachThe research has been carried out through three methodologies: the search and review of archives (historical and administrative documents), ethnographic methodology (field work and interviews) and case studies.FindingsThe abandonment of dry stone constructions is placing rural zones at risk, as they assume a strategic role in environmental conservation efforts. This article seeks to highlight the importance of safeguarding this cultural heritage.Research limitations/implicationsThe art of dry stone walling has its origins in ancient times and can be found in numerous regions around the world. The main ideas of this paper may be applied to many of the places where this vernacular architecture can be found.Practical implicationsSome stakeholders may apply the results of this study to identify new uses for heritage resources that allow maintenance of ecosystems while at the same time safeguarding intangible cultural heritage.Social implicationsThis paper stresses the importance of raising public awareness of cultural heritage and vernacular architecture, its link with traditional activities such as farming and livestock raising, the rural landscape and reinforcement of cultural identity and historical memory.Originality/valueThis study illustrates the actions taken by UNESCO to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and the effects of those actions. It also considers dry stone constructions from the perspective of environmental sustainability, an area that has been subject to limited study.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4247
Author(s):  
Atila Calvente ◽  
Ali Kharrazi ◽  
Shogo Kudo ◽  
Paulo Savaget

Environmental education is essential in the diffusion of the ethics, values, and skills that are critical to sustainable transformations. This paper presents the experience of non-formal environmental education approaches held in schools in the Petrópolis region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 1997–2016. This paper adds to the literature on the relevant approaches and effectives of non-formal environmental education, especially in the vulnerable areas of low and middle-income regions that face critical environmental challenges. Specifically, to set up the context, this paper intends to firstly convey the commonly identified environmental sustainability challenges that the communities of the Petrópolis region are facing. Secondly, this report aims to convey key insights on how non-formal environmental education practices can strengthen gardening skills, environmental ethics, and sustainable food practices. These approaches have the potential to enhance the capacity of students toward sustainable transformations through encouraging them to be engaged with local social-environmental challenges. This paper adds new insights to the growing literature on non-formal environmental education, and it is hoped to inspire new educational approaches among sustainability educators.


Author(s):  
Alexandre de Gusmão Pedrini ◽  
Daniel Shimada Brotto ◽  
Douglas de Souza Pimentel ◽  
Eric Behrends ◽  
Alenne Alves Junqueira de Moraes

The Management of Marine Protected Areas (MMPA) has been a complex task in Brazil. Transformative and Emancipatory Environmental Education (TEEE) inspired on Paulo Freire’s ideas should be based primarily on individual and collective political and financial independence. The Marine Ecotourism (ME) could make the MMPA at Marine Protected Area of Armação de Búzios (MPAAB) with the aid of TEEE. Ecoturismar project tested the hypothesis that ME would provide a feasible proposal for MPAAB. The sample consisted on 85 persons present at the area during the summer season, as also local residents. The methodology and the main results were: a) Identification of the main stakeholders involved in the tourism chain of the municipality to establish partnerships; b) Obtaining the approval and support of local authorities; c) Getting sponsorship for accommodation and food; d) Contact with local security, touristic and environmental authorities; e) Route selection on rocky shore to develop the underwater interpretive trail between the beaches of João Fernandes and João Fernandinho; f) Taxonomic survey of marine biodiversity; g) Elaboration of a contextualized poster; h) Selection of attractive biological species; i) Formulation of four dialogical and interpretative lectures; j) Formulation of interpretative cards with photographs of local biodiversity; k) Elaboration of support rafts with plastic bottles and other materials. The evaluation of the marine trail as an ecotouristic product was done by the confrontation of pre / pos tests. On the beach, the tourists filled a form with their data, authorized the test and answered a pre-test. Before that, they received an interpretative lecture on local marine biota. At the end of the trail, they responded to the post-test. The evaluation of tourist perceptions presented: a) Significant increase in the perception of the environment on an holistic approach; b) Increase in the perception of social and environmental interactions in relation to the marine ecosystem; c) Increase in the perception of negative effects of conventional marine tourism on the environment and marine organisms. The hypothesis that the TEEE could be developed through a product of ME by aims of underwater trails in protected areas was approved. The ME can be implemented in MPAAB replacing the current massive, excluding and predatory forms of tourism. KEYWORDS: Sustainability; Environmental Awareness; Ecotourism Products; Marine Trails; Education Educação Ambiental Transformadora e Emancipatória pelo Ecoturismo Marinho em Área de Proteção Ambiental Marinha de Armação dos Búzios (RJ) RESUMO A Gestão de Áreas Protegidas Marinhas (GAPM) tem sido tarefa complexa no Brasil. A Educação Ambiental Transformadora e Emancipatória (EATE), de inspiração freiriana, baseia-se prioritariamente na independência política e financeira do cidadão. A GAPM na Área de Proteção Ambiental Marinha de Armação dos Búzios (APAMAB) poderia ser mais efetiva com a EATE pelo ecoturismo marinho (EM). O projeto Ecoturismar testou a hipótese de que o EM seria uma proposta viável para a APAMAB. Os sujeitos estudados foram 85 cidadãos presentes a área na época de verão e os moradores locais. A metodologia e seus resultados principais foram: a) seleção de uma área com costões rochosos marinhos; b) Identificação dos principais atores sociais envolvidos na cadeia turística do município para estabelecer parcerias; c) contato com as autoridades municipais de segurança, turismo e meio ambiente, obtendo autorização de pesquisa local e apoio no mar; d) parceria com Pousadas Ville La Plage/La Foret que concedeu estadia e alimentação; e) seleção do percurso em costão rochoso para a trilha interpretativa submarina entre as praias de João Fernandes e João Fernandinho; f) levantamento taxonômico da biodiversidade marinha; g) formulação de pôster de uma teia trófica contextualizada com os organismos locais; h) seleção de espécies biológicas para atrativos ecoturísticos; i) produção de quatro preleções interpretativas dialógicas e problematizadoras; j) formulação de fichas interpretativas com fotografias da biodiversidade local; k) confecção de balsa com garrafas pet e rede de plástico para levar equipamentos na trilha e descanso. A avaliação dos ecoturistas foi através da confrontação de pré/pós testes. No início da trilha, ainda na areia da praia, o ecoturista preencheu dados de sua caracterização, autorizou o teste, respondeu ao pré-teste e recebeu uma preleção interpretativa. Na trilha submarina conheceu a biodiversidade marinha e recebeu preleções dialógicas problematizadoras em três áreas interpretativas. Fora da água respondeu ao pós-teste e fez a avaliação do produto. O ecoturista registrou: a) aumento significativo no principal indicador de mudança de percepção de que o ambiente é o todo; b) incremento no número de interações entre os componentes do ecossistema marinho; c) aumento na percepção de que o turismo marinho aumenta os efeitos negativos sobre o mar e seus organismos. A capacitação em EM ocorreu como uma disciplina no curso para guias de turismo do Ministério do Turismo para moradores locais. Fica aprovada a hipótese de que a EATE poderia ser desenvolvida através de um produto de EM por trilhas subaquáticas em áreas protegidas.. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Sustentabilidade; Unidade de Conservação; Ecoturismo Marinho; Trilha Subaquática; Educação Ambiental.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-174
Author(s):  
Fransmar Costa Lima

Resumo: O artigo que ora se apresenta é, na realidade, um pequeno ensaio que tem por finalidade indagar a importância da educação no pensamento de Søren Kierkegaard e investigar se, no âmbito da existência como possibilidade, uma educação voltada para a subjetividade se mostra efetiva diante dos debates acerca da liberdade e da singularidade do indivíduo. Pouco se debate sobre o conceito de educação em Kierkegaard, porém, acreditamos que se trata de um ponto basilar no pensamento do filósofo dinamarquês, conforme buscamos demonstrar, e deve ser objeto de maiores pesquisas, estudos e reflexões. Tomamos como referência para o início desse debate textos como as Migalhas Filosóficas e o Post-Scriptum, onde a subjetividade e a singularidade aparecem como conceitos fundamentais.Palavras-chave: Educação. Existência. Singularidade. Subjetividade. Kierkegaard. Abstract: The present article is, in fact, a small essay whose purpose is to investigate the importance of education in Søren Kierkegaard's thinking and to investigate whether, in the scope of existence as a possibility, an education focused on subjectivity is effective before the debates about the freedom and the singularity of the individual. There is little debate about the concept of education in Kierkegaard, but we believe that this is a basic point in the thinking of the Danish philosopher, as we seek to demonstrate, and should be the object of further research, study and reflection. We take as reference for the beginning of this debate texts such as the Philosophical Fragments and the Post-Scriptum, where subjectivity and singularity appear as fundamental concepts.Keywords: Education. Existence. Uniqueness. Subjectivity. Kierkegaard. REFERÊNCIASALMEIDA, J.M A alteridade na construção da ética de Kierkegaard e Lévinas. In:  Revista Controvérsia - Vol. 6, n° 1: 36-45 (jan-mai 2010), São Leopoldo: UNISINOS, 2010.KIERKEGAARD, Søren. Diario: 1847-1848, Vol. 4. 3ª ed. A cura di Cornelio Fabro. Brescia: Morcelliana, 1980. (D 4)._______. Opere. Sansoni Editore. Milano: 1993._______. Postilla Conclusiva no Scientifica alle Briciole di Filosofia. In: Opere. Tradução e organização de Cornélio Fabro. Sansoni Editore: Milano, 1993._______. As obras do amor: algumas considerações cristãs em forma de discurso. Tradução de Álvaro Valls. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2005._______. Três Discursos Edificantes de 1843. Tradução de Henri Nicolay Levinspuhl.  Publicação do Tradutor. Rio de Janeiro:  2000.KIERKEGAARD, Søren. Migalhas filosóficas ou um bocadinho de filosofia de João Climacus. Tradução de Álvaro Valls, e Ernani Reichmann. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2001._______. O conceito de Ironia: constantemente referido à Sócrates. Tradução de Álvaro Valls, e Ernani Reichmann. Vozes: Rio de Janeiro, 1997._______. Johannes Climacus ou É preciso duvidar de tudo. Tradução Silvia Saviano Sampaio e Álvaro Valls. Martins Fontes: São Paulo, 2003._______. Diário Íntimo. Tradução de Maria Angélica Bosco. Santiago Rueda: Buenos Aires, 1989MARTINS, J.S.; VALLS, A. L. M. (orgs.). Kierkegaard no nosso tempo. Nova Harmonia: São Leopoldo: 2010. 


1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. O. Rennhack ◽  
D. M. W. Zee ◽  
E. S. Cunha ◽  
M. F. Portilho

Researches and Studies made by the Department of Oceanography of the Institute of Geoscience of the State University of Rio de Janeiro UERJ, evidenced the need for educational support where environment-related questions were concerned. A wide range of environment problems tend to concentrate in coastal areas, owing to disordinate urban growth combined with the lack of substructure to cope with it A large number of these problems can be minimized through the participation of the local community. Thus the goals of environmental education are to supply information, to promote a change in the population's attitude toward environmental problems, besides stimulating its participation by fostering its sense of responsibility. Preliminary results have demonstrated that the community has shown great interest in the work that has been proposed, and it has contributed with participation, promising response. Environmental education is fundamental when we consider possible solutions for environmental problems in coastal urban centers. Only by educating the main cause of environmental problems, man himself, will it be possible to consider the question starting from its very origin. This abstract presents two pioneer experiments in the Municipio of Rio de Janeiro, which are “Muito Prazer Marapendi” (“Glad to know you, Marapendi”) and “Troca de Areias da Praia de Copacabana” (“Exchange of Sands in Copacabana Beach”).


2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. Amorim ◽  
C. Monteiro-Neto

Abstract This study characterizes the gill net fishery at Colônia de Pescadores Z13 (CPZ13), in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, and its relationship with the marine protected area ‘Monumento Natural do Arquipélago das Ilhas Cagarras – MoNa Cagarras’, describing the fleet and fishing gears, identifying fishing spots, species and their associations by gillnet type. From June 2012 to May 2013, every Tuesday to Sunday, gill net landings were monitored and fishers interviewed regarding their catch. Small boats (dory whaleboats) are used to set three types of gillnets: “Corvineira” (target species – whitemouth croaker), “linguadeira” (target species – flounders) and “rede-alta” (target species – bluefish). Fifty-nine species within 37 families were captured at 14 fishing spots, showing association with bottom type and distance from shore. The use of fisher’s local ecological knowledge defines gear placement at specific sites targeting fisheries resources. All fishing sites are not within the limits of MoNa Cagarras but would benefit from management plans including an MPA buffering zone.


2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 448
Author(s):  
Elsa Inés DALMASSO

Resumen: La Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas para el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) establecida en mayo de 1992, en la «Cumbre de la Tierra de Río de Janeiro», entró en vigor en marzo de 1994 con la premisa de reforzar la conciencia pública a escala mundial sobre los problemas relativos al Cambio Climático. Entre sus objetivos principales se destaca la estabilización de las concentraciones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI) en la atmósfera, para impedir riesgos en el sistema climático. La Conferencia de las Partes (COP) se establece como el órgano supremo de la Convención y la asociación de todos los países que forman parte de ella. Como asimismo lo es en calidad de Reunión de las Partes del Protocolo de Kioto (PK), En las reuniones anuales de la COP participan expertos en medio ambiente, ministros, jefes de estado y organizaciones no gubernamentales con la función de supervisar y examinar la aplicación de la Convención y del Protocolo. El objetivo es preparar inventarios de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero por las fuentes y su absorción por los sumideros, promoviendo y facilitando el intercambio de información sobre las medidas adoptadas y el desarrollo del proceso de negociación entre las Partes de la Convención. Concluyendo con la elaboración de un Compromiso de Estados, Empresas y Comunidad respecto a la regulación de los efectos sobre cambio climático.   Palabras clave: Cambio Climático; Naciones Unidas; Conferencia de las Partes.   Abstract: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established in May 1992, at the "Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro"; It entered into force in March 1994 with the premise of strengthening public awareness on a global scale about the problems related to Climate Change. Among its main objectives is the stabilization of concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, to prevent risks in the climate system. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is established as the supreme organ of the Convention and the association of all the countries that are part of it. As it is also in the capacity of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (KP), Environmental experts, ministers, heads of state and non-governmental organizations participate in the annual meetings of the COP, with the function of supervising and examining the application of the Convention and the Protocol, in order to prepare inventories of greenhouse gas emissions. greenhouse effect by the sources and their absorption by the sinks, promoting and facilitating the exchange of information on the measures adopted and the development of the negotiation process between the Parties to the Convention. Concluding with the elaboration of a Commitment of States, Companies and Community regarding the regulation of the effects on climate change Keywords: Climate Change; United Nations; Conference of the Parties


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Vinicius de Castro
Keyword(s):  

O texto apresenta uma resenha do livro “Maconheiros, fumons e growers: um estudo comparativo do consumo e de cultivo caseiro de canábis no Rio de Janeiro e Buenos Aires”, do antropólogo Marcos Veríssimo, que é fruto de sua tese de doutorado. Nele o autor mapeia, descreve e compara etnograficamente as práticas inerentes às experiências culturais do consumo e cultivo de cannabis das duas cidades, enfatizando suas proximidades e distanciamentos a partir dos usos, cultivos e representações conceituais sobre esse fenômeno. É interessante salientar que nas duas cidades comparadas, assim como em muitas outras cidades do mundo, tanto os usos quanto o plantio de maconha são proibidos por lei. Portanto, para aderir práticas e sistemas que torna o maconheiro um cultivador, existe uma relação com a autodisciplina para se libertar, fechando-se num círculo que constrói sua independência do mercado ilícito de maconha. Sendo assim, Marcos Veríssimo, a partir de um tema original, analisa e explana a relação entre cultivadores e maconha de forma igualmente original, pioneira, inovadora e criativa.


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