Dinamicas interactivas em projectos de maneio comunitario: o caso de Goba 2000-2005

Abstract

This end-of-course work has the following objectives: • Describe the importance of social interaction in the sustainable management of natural resources; • Describe the interaction mechanisms adopted by the different stakeholders in the MCRN project in Goba; • Describe and analyze the types of community participation used in Goba, taking into account their impact on the sustainable management of forest resources. Data collection was carried out in the locality of Goba, Namaacha District through semi-structured interviews and direct observation. Subsequently, the analysis and interpretation of the data collected and its confrontation with the bibliographic sources was carried out, giving priority to their qualitative analysis. The data collected made it possible to understand that the Community Management project in Goba works poorly because the interaction between the actors involved in the undertaking also appears to be deficient. Consequently, the project does not meet the purposes for which it was conceived. The income alternatives adopted to guarantee the population's livelihood without resorting to felling trees failed. Partnerships with private companies and NGOs were not successful, as they did not honor their commitments. This was due to the fact that there was no interactive participation that could allow a better circulation of information between the local structure, NGOs and the Community. For these reasons, there is a great lack of motivation on the part of community members. The study demonstrates that the Community Management project, by promoting new forms of organization, transferring ownership and control of natural resources to its main users (the Goba community), brought disputes between it and the official authority, since the Council Local executive, is accused by the Association (legitimate representative of the community), of allocating land for construction in the area destined for pasture, this being the biggest conflict between the local structures.