Environmental sustainability in fishing communities within tourist destinations: the case of Mem de Sá Island - Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5585/geas.v10i1.16311Keywords:
Environment, Sustainable community, Artisanal fishing, Community-based tourism.Abstract
Objective: Evaluate the environmental sustainability of the community of Mem de Sá Island in Sergipe, Brazil, based on sustainability indicators concerning social, economic and natural aspects.
Methodology: It was carried out following the model for assessing the sustainability of fishing communities in tourist destinations, described by Faxina (2014). The questionnaire was chosen as a data collection instrument where 64 representatives out of 75 families in the community were interviewed.
Originality/Relevance: The current work exhibits an environmental sustainability assessment tool for communities, which reduces the scale of analysis and allows to know the specific needs of small population groups.
Results: The community has reached a medium level of environmental sustainability, and the data reveal a lack of means of accessing information, public transportation and community organization; In addition, low diversity of job opportunities, lack of professional training, weaknesses in the collection and disposal of waste, and uneven distribution of water and energy were observed.
Theoretical/methodological contributions: The importance of small-scale sustainability assessment models was noticed, which can be useful resources for monitoring the development process, especially in cases where there is a new productive activity underway, which has the potential to cause negative environmental impacts unknown to the community.
Social/management contributions: The environmental sustainability assessment can be used as a planning and management tool in different instances of governance, especially by community leaders, encouraging empowerment and local participation, principles supported by Community Based Tourism.
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