Parque Estadual de Botumirim: do plano das possibilidades à realidade concreta

Abstract

This technical report is the result of a survey about the possibility of creating a State conservation unit in Botumirim county, North of Minas Gerais State. The development of this study resulted in the production of a documentary titled "A Casa de Francisco", which deals with the relations, the processes, the different perceptions and the consequences of Botumirim State Park formation in the community life. Using documentary and bibliographical research, field research and semi-structured interviews, we sought to understand the process of creating this conservation unit, in addition to the obstacles, conflicts and challenges in the implementation of this proposal. Because of all the environmental heritage of Botumirim region, already detected, it is extremely important to extand the mechanisms of protection, conservation and control of this area, both due to its environmental significance and due to its fragility to anthropogenic actions.