Practices of ecotourism in the Private Natural Heritage Reserves

Authors

  • Laura Rudzewicz Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Rosane Maria Lanzer Departamento de Ciências Biológicas do Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Keywords:

Protected areas, Private Natural Heritage Reserves, Ecotourism, Conservation, Ecosystems, Brazil,

Abstract

The Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPN) is the category of Brazilian protected area which is created by the voluntary act of the private owner in order to preserve the ecosystems in perpetuity. In protected areas, the ecotourism is the best tourism modality to integrate the goals of conservation and the compatible use of the environment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the importance of the RPPN to the ecotourism and its role in the ecosystems conservation. The studied sample was 14 RPPNs, according to the criteria of the ecotourism presence and representativiness on the different biomes of Brazil. The results revealed successful practices and great tourism potential in the RPPNs, however, the ecotourism, as an instrument for the conservation of ecosystems; it is still an incipient reality.

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Author Biographies

Laura Rudzewicz, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Mestre em Turismo pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Bacharel em Turismo pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul e aluna da Especialização em Manejo dos Recursos Hídricos na UCS. Docente do Curso Superior de Turismo, Faculdade Anglo-Americano Caxias do Sul e pesquisadora do Projeto Lacos – Gestão Sustentável das Lagoas Costeiras do Litoral Médio e Sul do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Endereço: Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1.130, Cidade Universitária, bl. 57, sala 306, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brasil. CEP 95070- 560.
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Rosane Maria Lanzer, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas do Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

PhD em Biogeografia pela Universidade do Saarland. Mestre em Ecologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Licenciada em Ciências Biológicas pela UFRGS. Pesquisadora visitante e pós-doutora pelo Instituto de Química Ecológica do National Research Center for Environmental and Health (Neuherberg - Alemanha). Docente do Mestrado em Turismo e do Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e pesquisadora do Instituto de Biotecnologia da UCS. Endereço: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1.130, Cidade Universitária, bl. 57, sala 306, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brasil. CEP 95070-560.
CV Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9755173164706296

Hospitalidade, Ano V, No 1, Junho 2008

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Published

2007-10-23

How to Cite

Rudzewicz, L., & Lanzer, R. M. (2007). Practices of ecotourism in the Private Natural Heritage Reserves. Revista Hospitalidade, 5(1), 81–96. Retrieved from https://revhosp.org/hospitalidade/article/view/173

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Ano V, Número 1 - Junho 2008

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