Conflitos socioambientais em unidades de conservação: um estudo de caso a partir das percepções dos atores envolvidos com o uso de lenha em Murici, Alagoas

Abstract

Since its creation, as Conservation Units faced in a number of problems, mainly related to the restriction of the use of natural resources in areas of integral protection, by communities within their territorial and interest limits. Although the importance of creating these units is visible, there are notorious conflicts that are usually associated with the dissatisfaction of communities due to prohibitions and the loss of access to space. In this work, the objectives characterize the socio-environmental conflicts generated by the application of environmental laws around the Murici Ecological Station (ESEC de Murici) and within the limits of the Murici Environmental Protection Area (Murici APA), emphasizing as tensions generated by the classification of firewood by residents of communities present in the areas of influence of these conservation units. To collect the data, semi-structured interview forms were used with residents of the Dom Helder Câmara Settlement (inserted in the APA and not around Murici's ESEC) and with the APA manager and ESEC's Murici representative. According to the interviewees' perception of conservationist actions in Murici's APA, and especially in ESEC, they are beneficial to the environment, but are still little integrated with the reality of the studied rural community. Many of the residents of the Dom Helder settlement use the region's remaining forest resources, mainly in the Netherlands, but are not included in the discussions for decision-making on protection actions in the area. The precarious relationship of APA and ESEC managers and employees with attempts to hinder the creation of actions that can, in some way, compensate and benefit this community.