Síntese histórica e socioambiental do Parque Nacional da Chapada das Mesas (MA)

Authors

  • Maria Lindalva Alves da Silva Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luis, MA
  • Maria de Fátima Veras Araujo Universidade Estadual do Piauí, Teresina, PI
  • Gonçalo Mendes da Conceição Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Caxias, MA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/rbecotur.2019.v12.6724

Keywords:

Preservação, Turismo Sustentável, Unidade de Conservação

Abstract

Historical and socio-environmental synthesis of the Chapada das Mesas National Park (MA, Brazil)

The creation process of Conservation Unit arised in consequence of a socio-environmental demand, where the people dreaded the construction of two little hydroelectricity in the waterfall that stay inside of the region, where current created the Chapada das Mesas National Park. The objective of the study is to present a brief history of the socioenvironmental emergence of the Chapada das Mesas National Park, from the first indications by the technicians of the RADAMBRASIL Project, to the movements with environmental entities that fought for the proposal of its creation. The study is descriptive, with a qualitative approach, with a semi-structured interview with a pre-established script. The results showed that the newly created Conservation Unit had its first indicative of breeding in the 1970s, being intensified from the 2000s, culminating with its implementation in 2005.

KEYWORDS: Preservation; Protect Area; Sustainable Tourism.

Author Biographies

  • Maria Lindalva Alves da Silva, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luis, MA

    Licenciada em Ciências/Biologia, Mestea em Biodiversidade, Ambiente e Saúde

  • Maria de Fátima Veras Araujo, Universidade Estadual do Piauí, Teresina, PI

    Doutora em Geografia/Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

  • Gonçalo Mendes da Conceição, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Caxias, MA

    Doutor em Zootecnia/UNESP DE Jaboticabal

Localização do PNCM no Sul do Maranhão - Location of the PNCM in the South of Maranhão.

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Published

2019-04-13

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2019): maio-julho/2019

Section

Artigos

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How to Cite

SILVA, Maria Lindalva Alves da; ARAUJO, Maria de Fátima Veras; DA CONCEIÇÃO, Gonçalo Mendes. Síntese histórica e socioambiental do Parque Nacional da Chapada das Mesas (MA). Brazilian Journal of Ecotourism, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 2, 2019. DOI: 10.34024/rbecotur.2019.v12.6724. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/6724. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.
Received 2018-12-27
Accepted 2019-04-13
Published 2019-04-13