Implementation feasibility of a marine ecotourism product on the reef environments of the marine protected areas of Tinharé and Boipeba Islands (Cairu, Bahia, Brazil)

Rhormens, Marta Smith; Pedrini, Alexandre de Gusmão; Ghilardi-Lopes, Natália Pirani

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.01.022

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“…Successful conservation requires changing people's attitudes toward the focal species. For example, in sites where there is an ecotourism industry based on sea turtles, attitudes have been influenced by stressing the significance of the nonconsumptive value of these species (Cazabon-Mannette, Schuhmann, Hailey, & Horrocks, 2017;Rathnayake, 2016;Smith, Pedrini, & Ghilardi-Lopes, 2017) and stressing the importance of biological interactions that involve sea turtles (Griffin et al, 2017). Such education efforts have resulted in decreases in the number of individuals harvested, helping ensure the continued survival of these populations (Stewart, Norton, Tackes, & Mitchell, 2016).…”

Section: Implications For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of People's Perceptions of Turtle Conservation Effectiveness for the Magdalena River Turtle Podocnemis lewyana and the Colombian Slider Trachemys callirostris in Northern Colombia: An Ethnozoological Approach

Vallejo-Betancur

Páez

Quan-Young

2018

Tropical Conservation Science

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The endemic species Podocnemis lewyana, the Magdalena River turtle, is listed worldwide as one of the turtle species at highest risk of extinction, and Trachemys callirostris, the Colombian slider, is the most trafficked turtle species in Colombia. An ethnozoological approach was used to analyze people's attitudes and perceptions on the effectiveness of conservation programs for these species and to identify conservation measures that would contribute to turtle population sustainability. Available statistics on turtle trade were also used as complementary information. We interviewed local residents who were exposed (n ¼ 50) and not exposed (n ¼ 50) to turtle conservation initiatives. When evaluating the two focal turtle species, we found differences in direct use between people exposed and not exposed to conservation programs, where people exposed to conservation initiatives made less direct use of these focal species. However, when other sympatric turtle species were considered, there were no significant differences in levels of turtle exploitation between people exposed and not exposed to conservation programs. Thus, successfully reducing the consumption of a focal turtle species might lead to an increased use of other local turtle species. Almost all interviewed locals were aware of turtle population declines, with the perceived most serious risk to turtle species reported being habitat loss and degradation followed by human consumption. Regarding turtle trade, we did not find significant differences between the two groups. Illegal trade levels in 2010 were 6.5 greater compared to 2016. We propose several new directions for turtle management and conservation of these species.

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Section: Implications For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of People's Perceptions of Turtle Conservation Effectiveness for the Magdalena River Turtle Podocnemis lewyana and the Colombian Slider Trachemys callirostris in Northern Colombia: An Ethnozoological Approach

Vallejo-Betancur

Páez

Quan-Young

2018

Tropical Conservation Science

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“…The moderate effect of emotional value depends on the ecological benefits caused by economic benefits. Emotional value fosters a moderately positive effect of economic benefits of ecotourism intent as it reinforces the positive relationship between intrinsic motivation and ecotourism value perception (Liu and Huang, 2017;Picard, 2007Picard, , 2015Rhormens, Pedrini and Ghilardi-Lopes, 2017). CE development can alter the natural dynamics of coastal environments and have strong implications for marine life.…”

Section: Coastal Ecotourismmentioning

confidence: 83%

Guestimating Coastal Ecotourism in Muara Beting, Indonesia

Hengky¹

2017

jmr

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There is a very beautiful beach in an industrial city that located very close to the international airport and the capital of Indonesia. This beach is located amid traffic density and densely populated. This beach is included in the regional tourism development program. This study aims to respond to Master Plan statements and programs from provincial tourism and assess the performance of the coast. The results of these assessments become the basis of improving the performance of coastal ecotourism, which is the hope of the tourists. Currently, the coastal performance almost meets the requirements of coastal ecotourism. This one-year research done by mixed mode method. Data collections processed by random and stratified sampling. This study finds the expected performance of tourism with the concept of ecotourism. There is a gap between performance expectations and current. The performance increases by sett the top priority to the interests in the local economic contribution. Culinary ecotourism builds the economic contribution by community-empowerment and ecotourism social communication. The activity also raises funds of the conserve of mangrove forest with the participation in local communities.

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“…The categorization proposed by for MEE tendencies in Brazil includes initiatives of which we mention just a few: a) involving charismatic species, such as spinner-dolphin watching, according to Silva Jr. et al (2010); b) in ecosystems, such as coral reefs in interpretive trails, according to Rhormens et al (2017); c) with several audiences, such as scuba-divers, according to Pedrini et al (2010); d) with simulacra, such as in marine aquariums (GALLO NETO; BARBOSA, 2010); e) in formal basic, middle and higher education through field lessons, environment study and visitation (HADEL, 2010;OLIVEIRA, 2013); f) in non-formal education, including participation as trainees in research projects (LOPES; BOZELLI, 2004); g) in informal education, for instance in excursions, workshops, interviews, short courses etc. (PANITZ, 2010 Pedrini et al (2008aPedrini et al ( , 2008bPedrini et al ( , 2010b…”

Section: Marine Environmental Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This article briefly presents four representative projects which involve commercial ME actions or intentions in Brazil. As a collaborating scientist in the development of two ME products (PEDRINI et al , 2013a(PEDRINI et al , 2013b(PEDRINI et al , 2016bRHORMENS et al 2017), I shall signal to some of their implementation challenges. The awareness of public universities' role in realizing science's social contract (PEDRINI; DE-PAULA, 2011) has driven me into providing society with knowledge and products in order to solve their income and work problems (EcoTurisMar and ProMar projects).…”

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Marine ecotourism in Brazil: from origins to implementation feasibility

Pedrini

2018

RBEcotur

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This literature review aims at analyzing and reflecting upon the genesis of marine ecotourism in Brazil from an environmental education perspective. It covers the study of two representative cases of marine ecotourism along the Brazilian coast, which develop direct benthic-community watchingone on rocky shores (EcoTurisMar Project) and another on coral reefs (ProMar Project). ProMar, implemented in Environmental Protection Area of Tinharé and Boipeba Islands, sells products by US$ 16 each and generates about US$ 430 every ten days. Main constraints to sustainable marine ecotourism identified by the study were: a) lack of governmental funding for the development of sustainable marine ecotouristic products; b) absence of laws making it mandatory for tour operators to offer sustainable marine ecotouristic products inside and around protected areas; c) higher costs of marine ecotouristic products in comparison with mainstream touristic products; d) local traders' lack of interest in undertaking sustainable marine ecotouristic products; e) funding and general choice for environmentally damaging mainstream touristic products; f) lack of low-interest public funding for community-based ecotouristic enterprises; g) governmental divestment from public universitiesand thus from faculty's projects; h) dismantling of socioenvironmental governmental agencies liable for control and surveillance, especially in relation to marine fauna-watching ecotourism. Results suggest the urgency of an in loco inventory of marine ecotourism activities in Brazil. By taking into consideration the input from several stakeholders engaged in touristic trade, sustainable marine ecotourism can be implemented in a way that comprehends all kinds of sustainability. RESUMOEsse artigo de revisão sintetiza e reflete criticamente sobre a gênese do ecoturismo marinho no Brasil, sob a perspectiva da educação ambiental. O trabalho se concentra em dois estudos de casos emblemáticos de observação da comunidade bentônica marinha costeira. Um caso é o Projeto EcoTurisMar desenvolvido para observação da comunidade bentônica de costões rochosos marinhos no sudeste e o outro caso é o Projeto ProMar realizado para reconhecimento da vida marinha dos recifes de coral no nordeste brasileiro. O Projeto que mais avançou foi o ProMar implementado na Área de Proteção Ambiental das Ilhas de Tinharé e Boipeba no Estado da Bahia. Ele vende cada produto por US$16 e acumula US$430 a cada 10 dias. As principais dificuldades identificadas para a sustentabilidade do ecoturismo marinho local são: a) falta de financiamento inicial do governo local para o desenvolvimento de produtos ecoturísticos; b) ausência de legislação que obrigue às operadoras de turismo locais a oferecer produtos de ecoturismo marinho sustentáveis nos limites das áreas protegidas; c) custo mais alto dos produtos de ecoturismo marinho de base local quando comparados com os do turismo marinho massificados e insustentáveis; d) desinteresse dos empresários de turismo local em desenvolver e vender o ecoturismo marinh...

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Implementation feasibility of a marine ecotourism product on the reef environments of the marine protected areas of Tinharé and Boipeba Islands (Cairu, Bahia, Brazil)

Cited by 32 publications

References 11 publications

Analysis of People's Perceptions of Turtle Conservation Effectiveness for the Magdalena River Turtle Podocnemis lewyana and the Colombian Slider Trachemys callirostris in Northern Colombia: An Ethnozoological Approach

Analysis of People's Perceptions of Turtle Conservation Effectiveness for the Magdalena River Turtle Podocnemis lewyana and the Colombian Slider Trachemys callirostris in Northern Colombia: An Ethnozoological Approach

Guestimating Coastal Ecotourism in Muara Beting, Indonesia

Marine ecotourism in Brazil: from origins to implementation feasibility

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