Participação comunitária no projecto tchuma – tchato

Abstract

Participatory management of natural resources is now considered a reference area in Mozambique. The participation of communities in the management of natural resources has been recognized both by the Government and by projects in the area of ​​Community Management of Natural Resources (MCRN) as a crucial element for the success of initiatives aimed at managing natural resources. This work aimed to study community participation in the Tchuma-Tchato project in Mágoè, in the province of Tete. In order to carry out this work, bibliographic review, semi-structured interviews were used, and 32 people were interviewed using scripts, informal conversations and group meetings. In addition to these methods, observations were made to compare information given. Data collected from the interviews were analyzed using pattern matching and confrontation of theory with reality found in the field. The results of the study show that the project activities are: capacity building of communities in matters of environmental and natural resources conservation; community development; licensing of wildlife operators, artisanal fishermen and loggers; control and inspection of natural resources and defense of people and goods. Stakeholders in project activities are: the State, the Community, the private sector and the Ford Foundation. The community is organized into Local Councils for the Conservation of Natural Resources (CLCRN) consisting of 10 members. The predominant type of community participation in the activities developed by the project is collaborative using the typology of Biggs (1989) and interactive using the typology of Pretty (1994). In relation to the level of forest control and using the typology of Amestein (1969) it falls under shared responsibility. The participation that is verified in the study according to Oakley (1992) is as an end because the objective is to develop and expand the population's capacities as well as to play an increasing role in development activities. There are limitations to this participation, which include, among others, internal conflicts and differences in the speeches of politicians and project staff.