Nas trilhas da conservação : conflitos e alianças no Parque Estadual Serra do Conduru, sul da Bahia, 1993-2006

Abstract

In this dissertation we studied the Serra do Conduru State Park (PESC) from the perspective of Environmental History to understand how the various actors acted to overcome conflicts, contradictions and controversies that permeated the process of creating and implementing the Park, as well as the changes caused by the conservation unit in the territory, in the period between 1993 and 2006. The PESC was part of a broader territorial management project, which sought to apply the notion of sustainable development through the creation of Environmental Protection Areas (APAs) and the promotion of tourism. The PESC and the APA Costa de Itacaré – Serra Grande emerged as closely connected processes, provoking interactions between various human and non-human actors whose lives were modified in conservation dynamics. We used as sources the APA Newspapers published between 1999 and 2004, Minutes of meetings of the APA and PESC Management Councils between 1999 and 2006, the PESC Creation Project and APA Implementation, interviews with residents, environmentalists and managers of the two UCs. Between conflicts and alliances, the Park provoked a reorganization of human communities in the territory and their relationships with other forms of life; promoted the maintenance and regeneration of important forest remnants and contributed to the conservation of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest.