This thesis argues that the legal ordering of the natural environment represents a culturally contingent 'order of things'. Within this process of categorisation, Nature is constructed as an 'other' to the human subject. This opposition allows nature to be conceived as either an object of control, as found in property law, or as a wilderness to be preserved apart from human society. This latter view is implicit to the principles informing early environmental laws for the protection of natural heritage in international law and within Australia. More recently, this distinctively western legal ordering has been challenged to be more culturally inclusive and to include concepts that incorporate human interaction with the natural environment. In making this argument, the thesis adopts a theoretical framework derived from Foucault's 'Order of Things'. Modem western understanding of the natural environment is directly informed by western science. Scientific discourses, with origins in the Enlightenment, have been extremely influential in determining the legal ordering of the natural environment. In this context, the thesis provides an overview of the conceptual shift from a pre-scientific, organic conception of the relationship between people and nature to a people/nature dichotomy that persists as the nature/culture meta-narrative in modern society. The rise of a more holistic conception of the natural environment, based in ecological principles, has only partially displaced the latter view. The thesis also examines the manner in which property law constitutes the 'proper' order of the natural world within western culture. The bundle of rights concept, implicit to modern conceptions of property, finds resonances in western scientific understanding of the natural world. In particular, property law replicates the subject /object distinction that is central to modern western thought. The positing of nature as an object of control through the property relationship has been a resilient ordering of the natural environment. It has directly contributed to an instrumental perception of the natural environment. Indeed, the property concept was the central way of 'constructing' the Australian natural environment at law from colonisation to well into the twentieth century. The initial legal designation of Australia as 'terra nullius' allowed received English property law to form the template for ordering the occupation of the Australian natural environment by British civilisation. In the second half of the 20th century the wilderness ideal, in concert with ecological 'balance' concepts, gained currency in international and domestic law as the foundation for the protection of natural heritage. Natural heritage protection was a high profile aspect of early environmental laws in Australia. Thus the World Heritage Convention assumed an importance for natural heritage protection within Australia due to specific historical, political and constitutional factors. The adoption of 'holistic' definitions of environment in many pieces of Australian legislation has served to partially displace the instrumental, proprietary view of nature. However, the legal recognition of natural heritage, when based around wilderness ideals, remains predicated upon the western people/nature dichotomy. More recently, reforms to early environmental laws have been instituted and case law reveals a state of flux in how natural heritage areas are to be identified and valued. The traditional western legal constructions of nature have served to occlude Aboriginal and Tones Strait Islander peoples' relationships with 'country'. Such legal frameworks continue to be problematic if a more culturally inclusive and holistic conception of heritage, such as cultural landscapes, is to be adopted. Further, while the recognition of native title has led to a re-examination of many fundamental legal principles, reexamination of our western legal constructs remains incomplete. One of the crucial areas yet to be fully worked through is how to accommodate western dualistic notions of the relationship between people and the natural environment with the legal requirements to establish native title. The need for accommodation has direct practical ramifications in that many world heritage, national estate and other 'wilderness' areas are, or may be, subject to native title claims. Therefore, the thesis considers the need to re-assess western, scientifically derived conceptions of natural heritage as the prevailing principles for environmental preservation. Finally the thesis discusses the contingency of any legal ordering of the natural world. Western representations of nature have exerted tremendous influence upon the legal regimes that have regulated and ordered nature across the Australian continent. These classifications are embedded within a particular cultural narrative. Parts of the Australian natural environment that are designated as property, as natural heritage, as native title, or as cultural heritage do not achieve this legal characterisation due to any inherent value or features of the natural environment itself. These areas are not necessarily property or heritage or native title until incorporated within, or recognised by, western legal frameworks. As such, any decision to ascribe a given legal status to the natural environment as part of the legal ordering needs to be seen as involving issues of choice that have direct distributive justice implications.

The thesis deals with the Croatian tourism, describes its current state mainly focusing on its structure and special features and highlights the effect on the national economy. Special attention is dedicated to the mutual tourism among Croatia and the Czech Republic. One part of the thesis analyses the prerequisites of the Croatian travel and tourism development. It also includes the SWOT analysis as the evaluation of the country's strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Σκοπός της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι η διερεύνηση της ανάδειξης της μουσειολογικής αξίας του ρήγματος της εστίας του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών. Το ρήγμα αυτό μπορεί να αποκτήσει μουσειολογική αξία αν λάβουμε υπόψη το έντονο σεισμοτεκτονικό καθεστώς που επικρατεί στην ευρύτερη γεωγραφική περιοχή της έδρας του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, σε συνδυασμό με την ύπαρξη εξειδικευμένου επιστημονικού προσωπικού στο Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών. Στα πλαίσια της εργασίας έγινε μελέτη των κριτηρίων που πρέπει να εκπληρώνει μια περιοχή ώστε να γίνει άξια προστασίας και ανάδειξης καθώς και των σκοπών που εξυπηρετεί η ανάδειξη ενός γεώτοπου. Επιπλέον, πραγματοποιήθηκε διάνοιξη παλαιοσεισμολογικής τομής για τη διερεύνηση της μουσειολογικής αξίας που θα μπορούσε να έχει το εν λόγω ρήγμα ως τεκτονική δομή. Τέλος, για την ενίσχυση της έρευνας θεωρήθηκε σκόπιμη η δημιουργία ερωτηματολογίου το οποίο απευθύνεται σε ομάδα φοιτητών του τετάρτου έτους του Γεωλογικού τμήματος του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, οι οποίοι στα πλαίσια μαθήματος του Γεωλογικού Τμήματος επισκέπτονται διάφορες εμφανίσεις του ρήγματος. Τα αποτελέσματα των ερωτηματολογίων αναλύθηκαν με το πρόγραμμα IMB SPSS Statistics και συντέλεσαν στην εξαγωγή συμπερασμάτων για την πιθανότητα ανάδειξης και προστασίας του εν λόγω ρήγματος. / The purpose of this present thesis is to present the importance of the fault in the area of the University of Patras, particularly in the Student’s Hall of Residence. In addition, to present it’s museological value we should take into consideration the intense seismotectonic status of this fault which exists in the wider geographical region of the University of Patras. In this study, research has been done to estimate the criteria that an area must have to be worth being protected and presented as a geotope. Furthermore, to assess the museological value of this current fault, geological incision was made. Finally, to support the research it was decided to create a questionnaire which was aimed at a group of students in their fourth year of the Department of Geology of Patras University, who visit different surfaces of the fault. IMB SPSS Statistics was applied to the data of the questionnaires. Their results were interpreted in order to draw conclusions on the possibility of promoting and protecting the current fault.

Esta dissertação trata a relação entre patrimonialização da natureza, turismo e produção do espaço regional, tal como anunciado no título. Para tanto, toma o Complexo de Áreas Protegidas do Pantanal, tornado Patrimônio Natural da Humanidade pela Organização para a Educação, Ciência e Cultura das Nações Unidas (Unesco), no ano de 2000, como um estudo de caso, incluindo, estrategicamente, o seu entorno. Em 1972, a Unesco afirmou que seriam considerados patrimônios naturais áreas que atendessem a três critérios fundamentais: o valor estético, o valor ecológico e o valor científico. Esse conceito associado à monumentalidade foi analisado criticamente por diversos autores, como Scifoni, Ribeiro, Zanirato, Paes, Canclini Morel, Choay, entre outros. Esses autores analisaram as tendências a práticas conservacionistas e monumentalistas relacionadas a Patrimônios Naturais, principalmente da Humanidade, as quais, muitas vezes, acabam sendo direcionadas à prática do turismo. A partir de uma abordagem geográfica, entendemos que o turismo é a única prática social que consome essencialmente espaço e, portanto, produz espaço. Sendo os espaços naturais convertidos em objetos de consumo, uma vez tornados patrimônios naturais, assentam-se as possibilidades de que sejam impostas a tais espaços novas lógicas à sua produção. A temática da patrimonialização figura como um assunto ainda pouco analisado sob a ótica da Geografia. A complexidade anunciada pelas dificuldades que o tema pressupõe é colocada na compreensão da contradição entre patrimonialização da natureza, intocabilidade e, ao mesmo tempo, desenvolvimento de uma prática social que consome e produz espaço, que é o turismo. / This dissertation deals with the relationship between patrimonialization of the nature, tourism and production of the Pantanal regional space, as announced in the title. To this end, takes the Pantanal Conservation Complex, which became World Natural Heritage by the Organization for Education, Science and Culture of the United Nations (Unesco), in the year 2000, as a case study, including, strategically, its surroundings. In 1972, Unesco affirmed that it would be considered natural heritage areas that attended to three criteria: their esthetical value, their ecological value and their scientific value. The concept of natural heritage, with the idea of monumentality, was critically analyzed by many authors, as Scifoni, Ribeiro, Zanirato, Paes, Canclini, Morel, Choay, among others. These authors analyzed the tendencies to conservation and monumentalities practices related to natural heritages, especially world heritages, which often result in the appointment of protected areas for tourism practice. Therefore, from a geographical approach, we understand that tourism is the only social practice that consumes essentially space at the same time in which, along with other activities and social practices, produces space. Being natural spaces converted into objects of consumption, once turned natural heritages, possibilities are established to be imposed on such spaces new logics to their production. The theme of patrimonialization figures as an issue still little analyzed from the perspective of the Geography. The complexity announced by the difficulties that the theme presupposed is put on the understanding of the contradiction between the patrimonialization of the nature, untouchability and, at the same time, the development of a social practice that consumes and produces space, which is the tourism.

Esta dissertação trata a relação entre patrimonialização da natureza, turismo e produção do espaço regional, tal como anunciado no título. Para tanto, toma o Complexo de Áreas Protegidas do Pantanal, tornado Patrimônio Natural da Humanidade pela Organização para a Educação, Ciência e Cultura das Nações Unidas (Unesco), no ano de 2000, como um estudo de caso, incluindo, estrategicamente, o seu entorno. Em 1972, a Unesco afirmou que seriam considerados patrimônios naturais áreas que atendessem a três critérios fundamentais: o valor estético, o valor ecológico e o valor científico. Esse conceito associado à monumentalidade foi analisado criticamente por diversos autores, como Scifoni, Ribeiro, Zanirato, Paes, Canclini Morel, Choay, entre outros. Esses autores analisaram as tendências a práticas conservacionistas e monumentalistas relacionadas a Patrimônios Naturais, principalmente da Humanidade, as quais, muitas vezes, acabam sendo direcionadas à prática do turismo. A partir de uma abordagem geográfica, entendemos que o turismo é a única prática social que consome essencialmente espaço e, portanto, produz espaço. Sendo os espaços naturais convertidos em objetos de consumo, uma vez tornados patrimônios naturais, assentam-se as possibilidades de que sejam impostas a tais espaços novas lógicas à sua produção. A temática da patrimonialização figura como um assunto ainda pouco analisado sob a ótica da Geografia. A complexidade anunciada pelas dificuldades que o tema pressupõe é colocada na compreensão da contradição entre patrimonialização da natureza, intocabilidade e, ao mesmo tempo, desenvolvimento de uma prática social que consome e produz espaço, que é o turismo. / This dissertation deals with the relationship between patrimonialization of the nature, tourism and production of the Pantanal regional space, as announced in the title. To this end, takes the Pantanal Conservation Complex, which became World Natural Heritage by the Organization for Education, Science and Culture of the United Nations (Unesco), in the year 2000, as a case study, including, strategically, its surroundings. In 1972, Unesco affirmed that it would be considered natural heritage areas that attended to three criteria: their esthetical value, their ecological value and their scientific value. The concept of natural heritage, with the idea of monumentality, was critically analyzed by many authors, as Scifoni, Ribeiro, Zanirato, Paes, Canclini, Morel, Choay, among others. These authors analyzed the tendencies to conservation and monumentalities practices related to natural heritages, especially world heritages, which often result in the appointment of protected areas for tourism practice. Therefore, from a geographical approach, we understand that tourism is the only social practice that consumes essentially space at the same time in which, along with other activities and social practices, produces space. Being natural spaces converted into objects of consumption, once turned natural heritages, possibilities are established to be imposed on such spaces new logics to their production. The theme of patrimonialization figures as an issue still little analyzed from the perspective of the Geography. The complexity announced by the difficulties that the theme presupposed is put on the understanding of the contradiction between the patrimonialization of the nature, untouchability and, at the same time, the development of a social practice that consumes and produces space, which is the tourism.

This thesis researches into the heritage tourism characteristics on Gotland. Many destinations see a great potential to develop new tourism products around their heritage and thus meet a rising demand for enriching and unique visitor experiences. However, different considerations and stakeholders need to be taken into account to foster a sustainable development. The Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea has a long history as a tourism destination and is rich in heritage resources of diverse origin. A qualitative approach has been taken to study which traits characterise heritage related tourism to Gotland, and which potentials and challenges are seen by major stakeholders in the tourism and heritage development. One protruding result has been the strong connection between natural and cultural elements at the heritage sites as well as in tourism demand. Also the tourism strategy for Gotland strives for a further development of nature and culture as thematic tourism areas. Hence, a closer look has been taken into the relation of these two heritage elements. With help of the concept and methodology of heritagescapes two heritage sites have been analysed in a case study approach. The result shows that the integration of natural and cultural heritage to create cohesive and immersive visitor experiences at one site is challenging. However, taking both heritage elements into account can create synergies and they enhance how the respective other heritage element is experienced. This can broaden which visitor groups are attracted and in which season. Furthermore, the heritagescape approach gives practical management implications for the sites.

The Alnö Complex is a Late Precambrian alkaline and carbonatite intrusion (c. 30km2) into Early Proterozoic country rock that extends from the north east, to the north western shoulder of Alnö Island. Carbonatites are rare among volcanic provinces, with Oldoinyo Lengai of northern Tanzania being the only active carbonatite volcano in the world today. The high carbonate mineral volumes and rare earth element (REE) concentrations of carbonatites, in combination with the intrusive-extrusive nature of their suites contribute to the rarity of these rocks. Carbonatites, through their peculiar petrological and geochemical compositions, provide vital insights to the composition and condition of the Earth’s mantle. The genesis of the Alnö carbonatites and their relation to other lithological units at the complex is however, only partially understood. This stems from the epistemological division of carbonatites as having either a ‘magmatic’ or ‘reactive’ origin. This study focuses on sampled carbonatites from the Alnö Complex, employing an oxygen and carbon isotope approach on their native calcite, complemented with petrological and mineralogical methods in order to constrain petrogenesis. As a reference, oxygen and carbon isotope data of calcite from an earlier Alnö investigation as well as from an array of data from comparative alkaline complexes elsewhere are also discussed. The combined data and the derived findings support a scenario that is consistent with the ‘magmatic’ model wherein carbonatites have a primary mantle-derived origin, and prospectively stem from a parent magma akin to that of Oldoinyo Lengai, but have experienced a degree of silicate and sedimentary assimilation. The extraction of the Alnö carbonatites for their rare earth metals is a looming possibility due to the current volatility in the rare earth market. The risks and opportunities involved in this kind of natural resource extraction provide a context wherein sustainable development paradigms can be applied. The capacity of the Alnö environment to withstand the impact of development in the mining sector is discussed through a perspective of establishing a quarry, and quarry-related methods for rare earth extraction.

Lietuvoje sukurta daug įvairaus rango, paskirties, dydžio, skirtingos funkcinės paskirties saugomų teritorijų. Širvintų rajone saugomos teritorijos užima 4,2 proc. rajono ploto. Paveldo objektai – atskiri arba tankias grupes sudarantys gamtos ir kultūros paveldo objektai – kraštovaizdžio elementai, kuriems dėl jų vertės teisės aktais nustatytas specialus apsaugos ir naudojimo režimas. Tyrimas atliktas siekiant įvertinti minėtų objektų apsaugą Širvintų rajone. Šiame darbe atlikta norminių dokumentų, teritorijų planavimo, mokslinių darbų ir kitos aktualios literatūros analizė, nuvykus į Kultūrinį Kernavės rezervatą apžiūrėti paveldo objektai ir įvertinta jų būklė. Pagrindinis tokių objektų apsaugos tikslas – perleisti paveldą ateities kartoms. Vienas svarbiausių uždavinių paveldo objektų saugojime – atsakingas šių objektų stebėjimas ir jų būklės vertinimas. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad Širvintų rajono nekilnojamojo kultūros ir gamtos paveldo teritorijos yra geros būklės, nuolat vykdomi objektų būklės gerinimo darbai, nekilnojamojo kultūros paveldo objektų teritorijų naudojimas ir apsauga yra reglamentuota pakankama teisine baze. / Lithuania has created a lot of protected areas, which differ in ranks, purpose, size and function. In Širvintos district protected territories cover 4,2 percent of area. Heritage sites - individual or groups of natural and cultural heritage objects – are the landscape elements, which are protected by special statutory protection and recovery mode. Aim of the research is to evaluate the protection of natural and cultural heritage in Širvintos district. This work analyzes normative documents, planning, research papers and other relevant literature, presents results of on-site evaluation of heritage objects in Kernave Cultural Reserve. The main purpose of the protection of these objects is to conduct the heritage to future generations. This is achievable only with the help of responsible observation and evaluation of condition of these objects. The results show that in Širvintos district areas of immovable cultural and natural heritage are in good condition, regularly maintained. Protection and use of immovable cultural heritage objects are regulated by a sufficient legal basis.

Os impactos negativos das atividades humanas no ambiente vêm historicamente acelerando a transformação e a degradação das paisagens no mundo. Atualmente, a questão socioambiental vem sendo colocada em pauta diante deste cenário, fazendo com que a implantação de reservas naturais protegidas ganhe importância, pois constituem um dos pilares da proteção da biodiversidade, contribuindo sobremaneira na manutenção dos serviços ecossistêmicos gerados pelos processos naturais. Mesmo com os avanços e benefícios desta estratégia de conservação in situ, há desafios a serem superados. Em linhas gerais, as ameaças às áreas naturais protegidas variam amplamente conforme o contexto, porém, as consequências geralmente conduzem à fragmentação, degradação e perda de hábitat em seu entorno ou podem ainda atingir diretamente as reservas. Nesta direção, a presente pesquisa tem como área de estudo a Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Sesc Pantanal e seu entorno, sendo esta a mais extensa unidade de conservação do Brasil nesta categoria, localizada no município de Barão de Melgaço, Mato Grosso. O objetivo geral deste estudo visa compreender os elementos da paisagem pantaneira no âmbito da RPPN e seu entorno, para verificar as causas e os efeitos das principais pressões e ameaças à sua conservação, visando identificar áreas vulneráveis e propor mecanismos de monitoramento. Portanto, esta pesquisa, de caráter aplicado, poderá auxiliar no processo de gestão da RPPN contribuindo para o planejamento e conservação da paisagem. Sendo uma pesquisa essencialmente interdisciplinar, os métodos e procedimentos operacionais foram definidos a partir da articulação entre abordagens quantitativas e qualitativas. Com relação à natureza das fontes de informações, foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica para o levantamento de dados secundários e os dados primários foram obtidos através de pesquisa documental e pesquisa de campo com os sujeitos envolvidos por meio de diferentes técnicas, tais como: observação direta, análise documental, entrevistas não dirigidas e semi-estruturadas e oficinas de planejamento. A análise dos dados teve como apoio os recursos da cartografia digital, da multirreferencialidade, ou triangulação, das observações, escutas (entrevistas) e fala (oficina de planejamento). Como principal base conceitual, esta pesquisa faz uso da noção da paisagem cultural para compreender as dimensões nas quais as áreas naturais protegidas se inserem, incorporando aspectos sociais, ambientais e econômicos. No contexto amplo brasileiro, foram identificados 18 tipos de pressões e ameaças relacionadas às unidades de conservação e seu entorno, dos quais 07 estão presentes na área de estudo, quais sejam: desmatamento; remoção de fauna; pesca predatória; turismo e recreação; deposição de resíduos; incêndios de origem antrópica e narcotráfico. Quanto ao grau de importância de cada aspecto, os levantamentos indicaram a pesca predatória e o narcotráfico como as mais relevantes ameaças à proteção da paisagem em estudo. Portanto, os resultados demonstraram um campo heterogêneo quanto aos pontos de vistas relacionados à conservação da paisagem, possibilitando desvelar aspectos significativos, porém até então obscuros da vulnerabilidade, para a definição das estratégias de conservação efetiva na Reserva, indo além de suas fronteiras espaciais e do alcance de sua capacidade de gestão. / Anthropogenic negative impacts on the environment have catalyzed landscape transformation and degradation over time. In the present time, social-environmental issues have been more and more addressed facing this scenario. Thus the implementation of nature reserves have become more relevant, once it constitutes one of the main pillars of biodiversity protection, and so highly contributing to the maintenance of ecosystem services. Despite all benefits coming from this in situ conservation strategy, there is a range of challenges to be overcome. In general, threats towards nature reserves vary according to the context in which they are inserted. However their consequences usually lead to fragmentation, degradation and habitat loss in its surroundings and within the nature reserve itself. The present work\'s study site was the Sesc Pantanal Private Reserve of Natural Heritage (PRNH, or RPPN - Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural), the largest in Brazil in its category, located in the municipality of Barão de Melgaço, state of Mato Grosso. This work aimed the understanding of landscape elements within the PRNH and its surroundings through the verification of cause-effect mechanisms amongst the main pressures and threats to its conservation, and so identifying vulnerable areas and proposing monitoring strategy suggestions. Therefore, this applied research might assist in the management of the Sesc Pantanal PRNH, specifically concearning planning and landscape conservation. The interdisciplinary character of this work demanded both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Secondary data were accessible through literature consultation. Primary data were acquired through a documentation survey and the field surveys with different stakeholders (e.g., direct observation, unguided interviews, semi structured interviews, and planning workshops). Data analysis has been supported by digital cartography and triangulation of field-acquired data. The adopted conceptual framework is based on the idea of cultural landscape, allowing the comprehension of social, environmental and economic aspects related to the nature reserve. The study has found 18 types of pressures and threats to conservation units in Brazil, from which 07 of them influence the study site: deforestation; fauna suppression; predatory fishing; tourism and recreation; waste disposal; anthropic-related fires; and illegal drug trade. The most relevant impacts in the area were predatory fishing and illegal drug trade. According to the present study, the conservation of this particular landscape relies on heterogeneous elements, what unveils its vulnerability and enables the development of more effective conservation strategies that pervade the PRNH itself and its management capacity.

O Parque Nacional do Jaú unidade de conservação de proteção integral protegida pelo SNUC (Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação da Natureza) localiza-se, aproximadamente, 200km a noroeste de Manaus e está inserido dentro dos limites territoriais dos municípios de Barcelos e Novo Airão, no estado do Amazonas. Sendo o maior Parque Nacional do Brasil com 2.272.000 hectares, cobrindo a segunda maior extensão de florestas tropicais úmidas contínuas do mundo na Amazônia, foi criado com o objetivo de proteger a bacia hidrográfica do Rio Negro, sua biodiversidade e seus recursos naturais. Reconhecido por paisagens notáveis e de beleza natural, por importantes processos ecológicos e biológicos relacionados à conservação da biodiversidade, e por ser detentor de importantes formações naturais relevantes tanto para a Ciência quanto à História da Humanidade, o PNJ foi selecionado como área de proteção do patrimônio natural da Humanidade pela Convenção da UNESCO (Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, Ciência e Cultura). No ano de 1993 é estabelecido um convênio de co-gestão do PNJ entre o IBAMA (Instituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais Renováveis) e a Fundação Vitória Amazônica (FVA), responsável pela elaboração do Plano de Manejo do Parque, cuja adoção de uma postura de envolver os moradores no planejamento, nas ações de manejo, criando espaços de discussão e socialização de experiências, possibilitou a consolidação da UC, definindo, assim, normas para o acesso e utilização dos recursos naturais (previstos no SNUC) vinculadas às necessidades de sobrevivência da população tradicional residente no Parque. / The Parque Nacional do Jaú protected areas by SNUC (National System of Units of Nature Conservation) is located, approximately, 200km northwest of Manaus and it is within the territorial limits of the municipalities of Barcelos and Novo Airão in the state of Amazonas. Being the biggest National Park of Brazil with 2.272.000 hectares, covering the second largest extension of continuous humid tropical forests (rain forests) of the world in Amazônia, it was created in order to protect the watershed of Rio Negro, its biodiversity and its natural resources. It is recognized for outstanding landscapes and natural beauty, for important ecological and biological processes related to the conservation of biodiversity, and for being responsible for important natural formations relevant both for Science and for the History of Humanity, the PNJ (Parque Nacional do Jaú) was selected as a protection area of natural heritage of Humanity by the Convention of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). It is established in 1993 an agreement of management of PNJ between IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) and Vitória Amazônica Foundation (FVA), responsible for the elaboration of the Park Management Plan, whose adoption of a posture to involve the dwellers in the planning, in the actions of management, creating spaces for discussion and socialization of experiences, enabled the consolidation of UC (protected area), defining this way, norms for access and use of natural resources (planned in the SNUC) linked to the needs of survival of the traditional population resident in the Park.