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- Geotourism social constraints and protection instruments from a sustainability perspective - evidence from the Northernmost Brazilian StatePublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Barros, Nelson; Dinis, Maria Alzira PimentaIn the last decades, the anthropogenic actions on the planet have dually gained visibility: on the one hand as promoters of strategies for safeguarding the environment at a global level and on the other hand as protagonists of the excessive exploitation of its natural resources, threatening the natural balance of the planet. Considering this scenario that results in a need to seek sustainable renewal, the Brazilian indigenous communities living in regions dominated by rock formations classified as natural heritage assume themselves as important vehicles in safeguarding the geological sites through the information they have. There is a lack of knowledge and devaluation regarding the potential of these indigenous communities. Accordingly, the objective of this chapter is to present a vision of the constraints of geotourism in the northernmost Brazilian state of Mucajaí, Roraima (RR), i.e., the duties and responsibilities necessary for the full implementation of geotourism, seeking to safeguard geodiversity in territories dominated by natural heritage, in which the community is sustainably integrated. A review of the official websites of the RR State and of the official legislation was carried out to understand the current geotourism constraints in this region. Based on the results found, regional leaders will be able to identify the specific needs of the region to fully implement the geotourism activity and to promote more sustainable practices to safeguard this region from the anthropic pressure. The use of strategic environmental assessment tools in decision-making on policies and plans for the development of geotourism in a given region should be considered by the official entities in order to ensure the correct assessment of the economic, social, and environmental impacts of this type of interventions.
- Landscape sustainability: contribution of Mucajaí-RR (Brazil) RegionPublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Barros, Nelson; Dinis, Maria Alzira PimentaSustainable development should be at the core of countries’ policies, and nature-based solutions are an efficient solution to promote healthy spaces to healthy people. Landscape sustainability consists in a complex and dynamic process of long-term ecosystem services provided by landscape. These services are important to environmental and public health quality improvement, and to maintaining human well-being at local, regional, and international contexts. Due to the contemporary socioenvironmental challenges, landscape sustainability science assumes an important contribution to mediate and interpret the relationship between ecosystem services and human well-being. Alongside, landscape sustainability allows developing sustainable awareness and responsible consumption behavior. The recognition of the landscape potential, and its contribution to environmental regeneration and provision, is a path to safeguard and preserve the available resources, aligned with the vision of sustainable development.
- Building bridges between indigenous peoples and geotourism activity: the case of the raposa ethnoregion in Roraima, BrazilPublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Barros, Nelson; Dinis, Maria Alzira PimentaThe state of Roraima in Brazil registers a significant number of Indigenous People (IP), distributed throughout a diversity of ethnoregions. Among them, the municipalities of Amajari, located near the region of the riverbed of Baixo Cotingo, and in the upper Ajarani River, stand out. These IP include the ethnic groups of Macuxi, Ingaricó, Taurepang and Wapixanas, which together aggregate a culturally well-developed contingent. In the municipality of Mucajaí lives another IP community, the Yanomami, recognized as the most isolated IP from South America. These communities live in two regions with potential for geotourism activity: the Extreme North Tourist Region of Brazil, covering an environment which is extremely rich in diversity of landforms, such as hills, plateaus, and valleys, and the Roraima Tourist Region in the Amazon Savanna forests. The objective of this research is to present the Macuxi and Yanomami communities in the region, which are engaged with ethnic tourism activities, highlighting their skills in promoting sustainable tourism management, namely geotourism. The methodology is qualitative exploratory, based on literature and document research in the division of ecotourism in the Mucajaí State Department for Planning. This review work was carried out from June to August 2021. Among the distinct realities relating to the environment, the results indicate that the IP from the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land feel the need for training to better understand how to welcome the tourist, and, thus, attend the requirements of the Normative Instruction n. 03/2015, which establishes norms and guidelines regarding visitation activities for tourism purposes in indigenous lands (IL). The Yanomami indigenous community also seeks partnership with institutions, either under the form of events, workshops or meetings to conceptualize and carry out strategies allowing to structure the geotourism activity. Accordingly, tourism workshops were implemented, aiming to attend the planning and development of indigenous community tourism to offer a unique tourist experience, thus contributing to build bridges between the indigenous communities and the geotourism activity, in a broader context of the concept of sustainable development.
- Sustainability perception of lotic and lentic ecosystems in the Amazon basin through the lens of a local communityPublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Barros, Nelson; Dinis, Maria Alzira PimentaWater sustainability and universal access to water resources are essential requirements for the existence of all living beings, even in remote regions where human actions are not yet being felt with intensity. Its safeguard integrates global targets of the recognized 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, namely concerning sustainable development goals (SDGs) 6, 10, 14 and 15. The call for a global commitment in this sense is understood as one of the most challenging goals to which all sectors of society are called to intervene. This work intends to analyse the perception of lotic and lentic ecosystems of Amazon Basin, expressed by a local community. The methodology is based in interviews applied to eight inhabitants of the Municipality of Mucajaí—Roraima, Brazil, as well as on official tourism information on the territory and its contribution to the UN 2030 Agenda. The description of the results highlights that water resources in places like the Amazon basin, recognized as the largest in the world, comprises rivers, lakes and waterfalls that not only guarantee the aesthetics quality of the landscape but also contribute to the biodiversity and the balance of ecosystems. Also, lotic and lentic ecosystems can be boosted in promoting the well-being and leisure of local communities. It can be concluded that the lotic ecosystems are essential and relevant in safeguarding the water heritage in Mucajaí, Brazil, being necessary the establishment of partnerships with the government sectors, stakeholders and local communities, the latter understood as the main protagonists of the change in favour of a more sustainable future in remote regions.
- Geodiversidade como recurso do geoturismo: uma experiência na região Central de Roraima, BrasilPublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Barros, NelsonA geodiversidade é composta por fenómenos e processos geológicos que dão origem às paisagens, rochas, minerais, água, fósseis, solos, clima e outros depósitos. Esta especialidade tem sido frequentemente usada na geoconservação do património natural, nomeadamente em monumentos geológicos, paisagens naturais e paleontológicos. Estas formações localizam-se em lugares considerados de grande importância patrimonial para a humanidade, espaços favoráveis à prática do geoturismo, e a sua utilização deve ter a preocupação em não alterar o local com poluição hídrica e queimadas. A combinação entre a dimensão naturalística (i.e., beleza da paisagem), a funcionalidade (i.e., valor ecológico) e a vertente educativa assume elevado potencial geoturístico alinhado com os princípios da sustentabilidade. O objetivo deste trabalho é o de evidenciar a relevância da atividade geoturística a partir do substrato do componente abiótico como recurso não renovável na região central de Roraima, Brasil. Para tal, procedeu-se à descrição da diversidade natural e vulnerabilidades ambientais identificadas. Concluiu-se que o geoturismo é uma atividade em ascensão em muitos países, onde os atributos naturais (i.e., geodiversidade) são entendidos como recursos geoturísticos e sustentáveis.
- Geoturismo: uma atividade inovadora quanto ao uso sustentável dos recursos naturaisPublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Barros, Nelson; Dinis, Maria Alzira PimentaO objetivo desta pesquisa é o de dar uma maior visibilidade ao geoturismo enquanto prática que busca de forma sustentável utilizar o patrimônio geológico e as características geográficas do lugar, enquanto principais recursos turísticos.
- Rufina beach and sustainable development: the role of women in Mucajaí, RR, BrazilPublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Barros, NelsonThe residents around Rufina beach are an unique case of knowledge and experience in a fluvial ecosystem of great ecological relevance in Amazon, vital source to the planet and an important subject for all citizens. Currently, it is also a focus of study in several areas of natural and human sciences, in particular due to the specific role that women play in society. Natural resources, such as forest, soil and water, impose themselves as immediate targets for preservation, particularly by residents who daily experience tourism and withdraw their livelihood from these waters. In line with the goal 14 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by United Nations (UN), a global appeal to sustainability in general, this research aims to describe survival and tourism actions in the sparsely populated region located in Mucajaí, RR, Brazil, addressing the important actions of women in this region. The descriptive methodology is directed to the attitudes of citizens around the Mucajaí River. For a good resource management, an awareness raising meeting has stimulated actions to minimize the aesthetic stress on the aquatic landscape, a negative factor for geotourism, and which has as its principle conservation the inclusion of local citizens. It can be concluded that awareness and ecologically correct attitudes, such as the reduction of river pollution, guarantee social and environmental sustainability for all.
- The sustainability of geotourism in Northern Amazon, a case study of Mucajaí-RR, BrazilPublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta
- The davi trail in Mucajaí, Roraima, Brazil: an experience to (re)connect and protect naturePublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Barros, Nelson; Dinis, Maria Alzira PimentaConsidering the massive growth of tourism on a global scale and the threats involved, the trails must be understood as a geoscience phenomenon of tourist attraction offering a unique experience. The trail allows contact with the geoecosystem to understand the natural dynamics around the wear and tear of use and anthropic action, developing awareness about how to support it. Thus, the objective of this work is to apply the concept of carrying capacity as a useful tool for the planning of the local trail, anchored in the principles of hiking, recreational and leisure activities, as a way to stimulate the commitment to the geoecosystem, following the current official safety standards. Part of a private farm, the Davi Trail is located in the central region of Mucajaí, in the state of Roraima, Brazil, and it is the object of this research. The methodology followed a literature review and field visits carried out from March 10 to 12, 2021, intending to describe the trail, its altimetric profile and carrying capacity. As a result, the trail and its potential for the activity of geotourism are presented. The trail is located 51 km away from the state capital, in Boa Vista, with a well-maintained natural structure. It is an alternative to complement the income of local citizens, as well as contributing to environmental educational practices. The municipality's public policies should integrate the voice of citizens who have deep knowledge of the reality in Mucajaí, boosting the social entrepreneurship of the region and safeguarding the natural geoecosystem.
- Geossítios de serras em Mucajaí: geoturismo e sustentabilidade no contexto do aquecimento globalPublication . Saldanha Veras, Ana Sibelonia; Dinis, Maria Alzira PimentaO Geoturismo é uma abordagem de interpretação e conscientização ambiental que promove a compreensão deecossistemas naturais com significativa relevância geológica e geomorfológica. Essa prática está intimamenteligada à conservação dos ambientes naturais e constitui uma ferramenta essencial para o desenvolvimentosustentável. No contexto da Amazônia, o aquecimento global tem causado alterações substanciais em diversosecossistemas, impactando diretamente a preservação dos geossítios e a realização de passeios guiados nesseslocais. Este estudo, focado no município de Mucajaí, em Roraima, Brasil, explora a importância de práticassustentáveis aplicadas a geossítios em áreas de serras e avalia como essas ações podem ajudar a mitigar osefeitos das mudanças climáticas. A pesquisa baseia-se em uma revisão bibliográfica de fontes científicasinternacionais, com o objetivo de compreender o impacto das atividades humanas sobre o equilíbrio dessesgeossítios e identificar estratégias para sua preservação. Além disso, o estudo destaca a relevância dessas áreaspara a população local, incentivando comportamentos que previnam a degradação ambiental e contribuam paraum futuro mais sustentável. A conscientização da sociedade é apresentada como um pilar fundamental para aproteção desses ambientes, reforçando o papel ativo dos cidadãos na conservação e valorização do patrimônionatural.