The National Network of Mosaics of Protected Areas (REMAP) is coordinating an event that is expected to bring together...
More than 100 people from all over Brazil.
Environmental organizations, community leaders, and representatives of public authorities...
They will meet in Brasília (DF), between June 11 and 13, for the II National Workshop of
Mosaics of Protected Areas, which will deepen discussions on participatory processes.
governance of these territories. The meeting takes place at the LBV's ParlaMundi Building, with
Activities start at 8 am.
The Workshop is organized by a group of institutions that make up the Mosaic Network.
of Protected Areas (REMAP), created in 2011 as a way to unite efforts to strengthen the
initiatives for nature conservation and promotion of well-being in protected territories and
its surroundings.
According to Marcos Pinheiro, from the REMAP coordination team, the meeting in the federal capital
It will feature the participation of 18 of the 28 mosaics currently recognized in the country.
One of our objectives is to exchange successful experiences in integrated management of
protected areas, and for this purpose 15 experiences were selected to be presented.
"During the event," he explains.
According to him, this is also the time to strengthen Biosphere Mosaics and Reserves.
as participatory governance instruments. "With the publication of the decree that extinguished
For all federal councils not created by law, the Workshop has taken on a different form.
We will then form a task force in the Mosaics to request the recreation of these councils together.
to the Ministry of the Environment.
PROGRAMME
The program for the 2nd National Workshop on Mosaics of Protected Areas will include...
Panels, working groups, and plenary sessions. A lecture on the topic is scheduled for the 11th.
An overview of Biosphere Mosaics and Reserves, as well as lectures on experiences.
successful academic results with the following themes: "Nature Conservation and Use
of Natural Resources”, “Integrated Protection in Mosaics” and “Mosaic as a Generator of
Social Opportunities.
On the second day of the event, in addition to panels on the themes of "Production of
Knowledge Surrounding Mosaics” and “Sociocultural Appreciation and Conflict Resolution”,
The working groups will meet to discuss issues such as the integration of areas.
protected areas and recommendations for strengthening integrated management. Subsequently, the
The results of the working groups will be discussed in plenary session to align a common agenda.
On the 13th, the working groups will meet according to each biome – Amazon, Cerrado and
Caatinga and Atlantic Forest – and the results of a study on REMAP will be presented.
organized by WWF-Brazil. On this day, there will also be rounds of debates in
plenary session on the Network's next steps, led by the new coordination team.
next two years.
TRAJECTORY
In 2016, the members of REMAP held the 1st National Mosaic Workshop.
Protected Areas, with the aim of building a new common agenda between public authorities,
Civil society and the third sector participated in strengthening and enabling the Mosaics.
The activity involves 130 people, working in the planning and management of protected areas.
representatives mostly from the Mosaicos group, from federal, state, and municipal governments,
Community leaders, indigenous people, fishermen, NGOs, and self-employed professionals.
Since the first event, there have been three regional Mosaic meetings: one in the Northern Region and one in the
The Atlantic Forest, in 2017, and the Cerrado and Caatinga, in May 2018. The second edition of
The workshop is a REMAP initiative in partnership with WWF-Brazil and Fundação Vitória.
Amazonia (FVA), WCS-Brazil, Institute, Society, Population and Society (ISPN), Foundation
Pró-Natura (FUNATURA), Instituto Biotrópicos, Conservation International, SOS Mata Atlântica,
Imaflora, IIEB/CEPF, Terra-Mar Project and Brazilian Network of Biosphere Reserves.
SERVICE
What: 2nd National Workshop on Mosaics of Protected Areas
When: From June 11th to 13th, starting at 8 AM
Where: LBV's ParlaMundi Building, Brasília
Cost: Free access