Participação comunitária na gestão dos recursos naturais: O caso do programa Tchuma-Tchato em mágoè

Abstract

The present work “Community Participation in the Management of Natural Resources: The Case of the Tchuma-Tchato Program. Mágoè ”explores the dynamics between the various actors in the management of natural resources, as well as the mechanisms for sharing costs and benefits resulting from the exploitation of local natural resources in the Tchuma-Tchato program, located in the locality of Bawa, District of Mágoè, Province of dc Tete. The realization of this study included the following steps: elaboration of the research project, literature review, field work, data analysis and elaboration of the final text. Data collection comprised two phases namely the collection of written data on the subject under study and the realization of fieldwork with the application of semi-structured interviews, direct observation in the field and informal conversations. The results of the empirical research confirm the hypotheses raised, because the communities have a strong intervention capacity in the process of managing natural resources. It was possible to verify the existence of communal institutions that enjoy credibility and legitimacy in guiding the community's intervention in all activities related to the management of the natural resources that exist there, mainly of the forest and wildlife. The study concludes that without the involvement of the local community, its institutions and_orgamz actions in the design of strategies for the management of natural resources, the sustainable management of these same resources and the poverty reduction of populations that depend on these resources for survival, will hardly be achieved . Confused, the study emphasizes the need for the government and other institutions working in the management of natural resources to value community initiatives, since it is up to them to implement policies on natural resources, taking into account the satisfaction of the basic needs of the community. community, as well as its future generations. The study argues that community practices should be increasingly strengthened and disseminated or spread initiatives similar to the Tchuma-Tchato Program to other regions of the country.