O papel das comunidades locais na gestão dos recursos naturais : estudo do caso de distrito de Mocímboa da Praia

Abstract

The present work on the role of local communities in the management of natural resources was carried out in the district of Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province. It aims to analyze the degree of community participation in the management of natural resources, characterizing some socio-economic and cultural variables. The methodology used for the collection, analysis and systematization of information was based on (i) bibliographical consultation and the reading of maps about the study area and the issue in question, (ii) direct observation, (iii) interviews with key informants , (iv) georeferencing of villages - through the Global Position System - in order to facilitate the processing of maps. The maps that served as the basis for the analyzes were land use and land cover and topographic maps, on a scale of 1:250,000 and 1:50,000, complemented by area photographs from 1995 and 2002. The participation of local communities in the district is weak for several reasons, highlighting the lack of a community management plan, the lack of community councils, the institutional incapacity of the State to formally mobilize and educate the communities, the lack of knowledge of the benefits that communities can earn from the use of natural resources and social contradictions between different segments of the community. It is necessary to review the procedures for the use of natural resources in order to ensure sustainability, transparency, partnerships between private and local communities, returns, and viable and clear strategies in the search for solutions.(TRADUÇÁO NOSSA)