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Originally, the Atlantic Forest Biome occupied an area of 130,973,638 hectares, equivalent to about 15% of the Brazilian territory. Due to the exploratory development in the country, there are only 7% remaining of this vegetation, which still suffers from degradation. In this context, inserted in one of the last continuous remnants of Mata Atlântica, are the municipalities of the north coast of Parana, inhabited by thousands of people. The existence of protected areas in the region (Conservation Units) and the desire for territorial development are sometimes seen as antagonistic and generate conflicts of interest and paralysis of actions. This article brings some results from the School of Nature Conservation, an experience developed with young residents of the region in order to build a network of actors to promote the dialogue between nature conservation and sustainable development. The document describes the context of local conflicts and the immersion-based educational methodology in Conservation Units used by the project to mobilize the community, researchers and managers of conservation units for dialogue and the collective construction of a map of wealth that promotes the sustainable development for the region, taking into account cultural and environmental demands. |
