As interações entre Unidade Sustentável e a comunidade quilombola do Cumbe

APA de Canoa Quebrada pelo olhar do geoturismo

Abstract

The following article seeks to present the relationship between a category of conservation unit and its traditional community located, Quilombo do Cumbe in Aracati and the possible uses for geotourism, presenting the main problem of how people deal with socio-environmental conflicts and which potential ways to combat environmental racism. It was found that even with the regulation of the APA of Canoa Quebrada, the issue of use of air, soil and water in the territorial and environmental management of the region, so targeted by neoliberal enterprises, has been complex and delicate, in addition to the inefficiency of the state as a mediating agent of interests. . The main objective is to present the impacts of the projects in the locality, which justifies the investigation given the symbolic dimension of the community for the researcher and for other traditional communities. Finally, it was concluded that Quilombo do Cumbe as an interpretative environment for geotourism continues to face the challenges of guaranteeing basic rights for its population as well as being open to circular economies and dialogue with culture and heritage.