Manaus \u2013 Following announcements by the Brazilian federal government and the S\u00e3o Paulo state government, the state of Amazonas is preparing a tender for concession of conservation units to private enterprises. Four to six areas will be tendered, mostly for tapping into the tourism potential generated by Brazil\u2019s hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. <\/p>\n
The state capital Manaus will host four World Cup matches. The concessions should be located along the banks of the Negro RIver. According to the general coordinator Amazonas Conservation Units, S\u00e9rgio Gon\u00e7alves, the first draft of the edict is completed, but the government has not defined which units will be tendered.<\/p>\n
The concessions will inaugurate a new phase in the state of Amazonas\u2019 conservation unit policy. After having established full protection and sustainable usage areas in the last two decades, the government is now announcing that it intends to improve logistics at the units. \u201cWe will take a hiatus from creating [new units] and focus on operating conditions instead,\u201d says S\u00e9rgio Gon\u00e7alves, referring to the need for sustainable usage areas to have management plans covering local communities, supervision and income-generating activities.<\/p>\n
The 41 conservation units in the state of Amazonas comprise 18.8 million hectares. Another 23.4 million hectares are part of federal conservation units, and 43,19 million hectares are Indian reservations. There are a total of over 85 million hectares of protected land in Amazonas (more than 54% of the state\u2019s area).<\/p>\n
The tourism concession proposal has been discussed by 350 civil society representatives, and will be discussed by the government at a public hearing in Manaus next Friday (11th). Early next year, following its discussion, the bill will be forwarded to the Legislative Assembly of the State of Amazonas.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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