Estação Ecológica do Seridó e sua zona de amortecimento: relações com a comunidade.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify the perception of the residents of the damping zone regarding the Seridó Ecological Station and the activities developed by the managers in that zone. The delimitation of the damping zone was defined at the time of its creation, where the interviews were conducted, which is one of the most common techniques in the social sciences that approach human problems, including not only the obtaining of information, but also the objectives for diagnosis and orientation. For the study of perception, a questionnaire was used with structured and semi-structured questions. The interviewees were chosen randomly, in the damping zone. In the analysis of the interviews was used basic mathematics and content analysis. It was possible to realize that there is an understanding of the population as to aspects related to the importance and conservation of nature. As for the relation of the residents with the zone of cushioning, it was identified the non existence and the lack of knowledge about this zone. When the station was evaluated, it reveals that there are administrative problems and also a lack of financial and human resources, but good practices have already existed with the residents of the surroundings, which together with the current perception of the interviewees creates an environment favorable to changes that brings development and improvements for the relations of the conservation unit with the surrounding population.