Poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation in rural Brazil: a case study of the Cananeia Oyster Producers' Cooperative

dc.contributor.authorMedeiros, Dean
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeBooth, Tom (Botany) Berkes, Fikret (Natural Resources Institute) Diduck, Alan (Environmental Studies Program, University of Winnipeg)en
dc.contributor.supervisorHaque, C. Emdad (Natural Resources Institute)en
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-28T14:41:43Z
dc.date.available2006-03-28T14:41:43Z
dc.date.issued2006-03-28T14:41:43Z
dc.degree.disciplineNatural Resources and Environmental Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe designation and enforcement of protected areas in southeast Brazil severely restricted livelihoods of rural inhabitants, who had limited options to adapt to new settings. Serious challenges emerged from deficiency in local capacity for the organization, management, and application of mitigation interventions. However, the Cananéia Oyster Producers’ Cooperative managed to overcome numerous challenges and was a finalist for the United Nations Development Programme’s 2002 Equator Prize for simultaneous poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation. Qualitative research methods, including Rapid Rural Appraisal tools, were employed to examine the cooperative’s self-organization, cross-scale institutional linkages, and livelihood and conservation impact. Through various coordinated endevours such as the adoption of oyster rearing beds, depuration station, education, and designation of an extractive reserve, cooperative members have been able to improve their livelihoods while minimizing environmental impact. Lessons learned from the cooperative on simultaneous poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation are presented in the final chapter of this thesis.en
dc.description.noteMay 2006en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/225
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectconservationen
dc.subjectpovertyen
dc.subjectlivelihoodsen
dc.subjectmangroveen
dc.subjectoysteren
dc.subjectcooperativeen
dc.subjectcross-scale linkageen
dc.subjectcapacity buildingen
dc.subjectCananeiaen
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.titlePoverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation in rural Brazil: a case study of the Cananeia Oyster Producers' Cooperativeen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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