Cenários e oportunidades na gestão de Reservas Particulares do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) federais da região metropolitana de Manaus - AM

Abstract

With the rapid development process of the world's growing concern with protecting biodiversity. Currently, one of the most effective forms of protection are the Protected Areas. The Private Reserve of Natural Heritage (PRNP) with respect to a particular protected area, created by the owner and recognized at the federal level by the Instituto Chico Mendes (ICMBio). There is no requirement regarding the minimum or maximum size for the development of a PRNP, because creation is linked only to the desire of the owner. The main benefits to doing a PRNP are: Tax exemption on Rural Property (ITR), reduction of invasion and illegal occupation; high chances of support from government agencies to supervise and protect the area, by integrating the system National Protected Areas. The owner can develop scientific research, environmental education activities and public tours on private reserves, though not required. This study - Scenarios and Opportunities in the Management of Private Reserves (PRNP) in Amazonas, aimed to contextualize the landscape management of the Federal Private Reserves in the Amazon with a view to environmental conservation, highlighting the process of establishment / management of these areas, the administrative management and actions to support the appropriate environmental agencies at the federal, state and municipal levels. For the survey data were applied 13 questionnaires, with the owners of the Federal RPPNs the Metropolitan Region of Manaus, and interviewed with scripted the body responsible for managing the reserves - ICMBio with the Secretaries of Environment of the affected towns, Manaus and Presidente Figueiredo ered and with the Association of Owners of private reserves of the Amazon biome-Arbi, allowing the provision of socio-environmental information to public authorities and associations of private reserves, aimed at developing guidelines for the formulation of policies to support and strengthen expansion of this category on Amazon. The analysis identified that: a) large part of private reserves do not have basic planning and even less management plan committing the effective management of the conservation of these units, b) the administration / management of most reservations is done by owners themselves, who have the support of caretakers, c) most of the reserves is not available for public use, and the predominant use exclusively for leisure and rest of the owner; d) the relevant environmental agency is not fulfilling its responsibility for oversight and support the RPPNs e) despite the difficulties faced by owners, such as lack of incentives for the category, consider valid the protection of their property and recommend the proposal to other owners, but with the warning that there is no government support for management.