Birdwatching tourism at PN Lagoa do Peixe: opportunities or threats?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/rbecotur.2022.v15.11994

Keywords:

Birdwatching; National Park; Birdwatching; Ecotourism; Protected Areas.

Abstract

Birdwatchers can integrate an important market niche within the scope of ecotourism, collaborating to the economic contribution and environmental awareness. Birdwatching has become a segment of nature tourism, constituting a specialized market. In Brazil, birdwatching attracts tourists to more than 50 destinations. Today there are around 37 thousand birdwatchers in Brazil and the activity has grown exponentially. It is estimated that in the last ten years there has been an increase of 1,650% in this number and most of the observers are linked to the collaborative platform WikiAves. Brazil is one of the most important destinations for those who want to practice birdwatching. In this study, it was investigated whether birdwatchers have a socioeconomic profile capable of leveraging an ecotourism chain on the middle coast of Rio Grande do Sul, where the Lagoa do Peixe National Park is located. The survey verified the economic weight that birdwatching tourism may have in the region. Also listed were the deficiencies that birdwatchers pointed out in the local tourist structure and what they suggest to improve it. It was determined whether there are more harassed species and the tools used in observation, such as playback. The researched sample demonstrated that the birdwatchers that frequent the region are mostly professionally established people, with a stable financial situation and real consumption capacity. They show concern for the sustainability of the activity and suggest the creation of regulations to normatize the activity in the region. The work concluded that the category is able to help in the implantation of a local tourist chain.

Author Biographies

  • Silvia Maria Kaiser, Universidade dos Açores, Horta, Territorio Autonomo dos Açores

    He holds a Master's Degree in Integrated Studies of the Oceans, from the University of the Azores (2020), Portugal, Post-Graduation in Quality Management for the Environment from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2012), Graduation in Pedagogy from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2002).

  • Luís Fernando Carvalho Perelló, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP

    Biologist, Master in Biology and Doctor of Science from the Federal University of São Carlos (São Paulo), with an emphasis on Ecology and Natural Resources. Among its lines of research are conservation planning aimed at protected areas (zoning and public use). He has a close relationship with applied research, where he has a special interest in invasive alien species, wetland ecology and environmental licensing. He is a journal reviewer. He has ten years of experience as a consultant in environmental licensing. He is an Analyst at the State Foundation for Environmental Protection of Rio Grande do Sul (Fepam) where he has already worked with mining licenses, highways, ports and land parceling and is currently working in the Infrastructure and Sanitation Division. Between 2012 and 2014 he coordinated the Technical Assistance of the Secretariat for the Environment and Infrastructure; he served as Director General of the body having been appointed Assistant Secretary of State. Worked in higher education (PUCRS and Uniritter) for the past 11 years

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KAISER, Silvia Maria; GONCALVES, Joao Manuel dos Anjos; PERELLÓ, Luís Fernando Carvalho. Birdwatching tourism at PN Lagoa do Peixe: opportunities or threats?. Brazilian Journal of Ecotourism, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 1, 2022. DOI: 10.34024/rbecotur.2022.v15.11994. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/11994. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.
Received 2021-04-11
Accepted 2021-10-14
Published 2022-02-01