2013
Ana Flavia Oliveira Peccatiello
Chief Financial Officer of the Environmental Education Program
Attended course: International Mobile Seminar on Tourism and Protected Areas, Colorado State University
“I understand the importance of establishing, in Brazil, a democratic, participative and dynamic process for the management of protected areas. The bureaucratic nature of our public management is also reflected in the management of PAs, which has led to the establishment of a hierarchical and unyielding structure, which tends to sacralize natural areas, not through ideology or principles, but through incapacity and inefficiency in running a public use system. Learning from other countries doesn’t mean copying models, but rather learning about new possibilities and adapting them to the Brazilian reality, in order to create an innovative concept for public use and participation that is not limited only to leisure and contemplation, but that can teach values and awakening the feeling of belonging”.
Credit: Personal archive
Philippe Fauguet
Tour Planning Coordinator of Ministry of Tourism
Attended course: International Mobile Seminar on Tourism and Protected Areas, Colorado State University
“We need to demystify some ideas still in vogue in Brazil. Contrary to what one might think, concessions and authorizations for services do not cover operating costs nor finance the parks in the United States. Although they generate revenue for companies, the main objective in having this type intervention is to provide essential or specialized services for users of the park and thereby provide a positive experience for visitors. The logic of the system is that, with the quality of products and services offered, the number of visitors and the amount of money spent within the PA increases, as such activating the entire production chain inside and around these parks. The resources from the taxes of these consumers then become part of the revenue for federal agencies, and are converted into investment for the parks”.
