Contributo dos parques e reservas nacionais para o estudo do património cultural e natural: estudo sobre o Parque Nacional de Maputo e Parque Nacional do Limpopo

Abstract

The present research aims to evaluate the significance of the Maputo National Park and Limpopo National Park, for the study of Cultural and Natural Heritage .These parks play a great role consisting of the preservation and conservation of animal and plant biodiversity that benefits communities living in their vicinity. In addition to providing research opportunity on Natural Heritage, it also has the importance of cultural because archaeological research identified the presence of archaeological stations related to communities of farmers and pastors. In this project the study of the Maputo National Park and Limpopo National Park made it possible for a comparative analysis of the Cultural and Natural Heritage. The research is classified as qualitative and quantitative with a descriptive and exploratory character, and employs bibliographic and documentary research techniques. The survey counted on production of the interview for data collection on the importance of parks and reservations for the local community and whether the local community identifies with the identified Cultural and Natural Heritage. The results obtained from direct and participatory observation during fieldwork and processing of recorded interviews has realized that the Maputo National Park and the Limpopo National Park have an important Natural and Cultural resources, for the local community because the benefit from the development of activities, whether cultural and or agricultural. It was also possible to conclude that the conservation of nature and biodiversity are of extreme importance not only in environmental, Cultural and Natural terms, but also in socio- economic terms .Therefore, that all interviewed (2 respondents) an extreme option relevance of nature and biodiversity conservation and cultural places for the promotion of sustainable development.