Nova ferramenta para gestão de áreas protegidas: avaliando assets e práticas de geração de valor

Abstract

Protected areas are the main 21st century tool for biodiversity protection. However, the maintenance and effective management of these areas are facing several pressures. On the one hand, there is a shortfall in the availability of financial and human resources; on the other, there are economic disputes over land-use. Justifying the importance of nature conservation and explaining its benefits to society and decision makers has become an essential task in PA's resilience to these pressures. The Protected Area Asset Framework is designed to support protected areas management by identifying its holistic value, but is still theoretical. To introduce the Framework in the real world requires developing metrics and capturing relevant information to identify assets and associated value generation practices. We identify assets using three data sources (scientific literature, management plans and websites) and discuss for the first time how these data sources differ to capture the different asset classes, and what their potentials and limitations.