Tourism as an instrument of forest protection in the Amazon: a multi-variate analysis

Authors

  • Jefferson Lorencini Gazoni Universidade de Brasília
  • Iara Lucia Gomes Brasileiro Universidade de Brasíia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v12i3.1416

Keywords:

Regional development. Deforestation. Conservation. Land use.

Abstract

Theme purpose: the growing international demand for primary goods has generated exceptional opportunities for mining and agribusiness in the Amazon. In many cases, this is causing a progressive loss of land cover. Many strategies are proposed to contain regional deforestation, including tourism, which is seen as a more sustainable alternative economic activity for the region. Objective: the purpose of this study was to estimate the relative importance of tourism to the deforestation rate rhythm in the Amazon biome in the period of 2015/2016. Methodology and approach: a crossection were used for the 91 geographic micro-regions of the biome, to which multiple linear regression associated to covariance decomposition was applied with Pratt’s Measure. Results: the results suggest that deforestation is due to livestock farming, agriculture, logging, rural settlements, protected areas and, among others, tourism. The study identified an inverse correlation between tourism and annual deforestation rates in the biome. Originality: the results of this study allow the proposition of the responsible development of tourism as a strategy for the protection of the forest cover of the Amazon.

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Author Biographies

Jefferson Lorencini Gazoni, Universidade de Brasília

Doutor e mestre em Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Política e Gestão Ambiental) pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Mestre em Turismo (Planejamento e Gestão em Turismo) pelo Centro Universitário Ibero-Americano (UNIBERO), possui experiência concentrada na área de administração pública, atuando principalmente nos temas: turismo, economia e gestão ambiental. Membro da System Dynamics Society, conta com trabalhos realizados para diversas organizações, tais como: IICA, ENAP, UnB, EMBRATUR e CNC. Foi ainda Secretário Municipal de Turismo de Anchieta/ES, Diretor de projetos da Secretaria de Estado de Turismo do Distrito Federal, pesquisador assistente do Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea) e professor em diversas instituições de ensino superior.

Iara Lucia Gomes Brasileiro, Universidade de Brasíia

Doutora em Ciências pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professora Associada do Centro de Excelência em Turismo da Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

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Published

2018-09-17

How to Cite

Gazoni, J. L., & Brasileiro, I. L. G. (2018). Tourism as an instrument of forest protection in the Amazon: a multi-variate analysis. Revista Brasileira De Pesquisa Em Turismo, 12(3), 23–46. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v12i3.1416

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2018): setembro/dezembro

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Articles

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