Análise de conflitos socioambientais no Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara – Duque de Caxias, RJ: subsídios à gestão participativa

Abstract

Socioenvironmental conflicts exist in many Conservation Units in the Brazilian territory, and in this work the focus is given to the social and environmental conflicts that occur in the Taquara Municipal Natural Park (PNMT), located in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, RJ. The main conflicts in the PNMT are between the residents of the Park and the management and has as its main cause, the unresolved land issue. This paper proposes a participatory management model to better manage the situation. To address these issues, it was necessary to initially analyze some concepts, such as: of protected natural areas and territory. Subsequently, the context of the creation of the Taquara Municipal Natural Park (PNMT), its main conflicts and the perception of these, were made by various socio-environmental actors involved. For the development of this work we opted for action research, which provides support in the follow-up of actions, in decision-making and in the orientation of solutions in the form of concrete action and in the clarifications regarding the observed problems. As a result of the research, it was found that visitors generate great pressure on the PNMT, mainly through the production of garbage, that the residents are in conflict with the administration of the place due to the possession by the land, the besiegers of the surroundings, who need to use the entrance of the PNMT to have access to their properties are also in conflicts with the administration and that to manage all the problematic it is necessary of the adoption of the participative management of fact.