People, primates and predators in the Pontal: from endangered species conservation to forest and landscape restoration in Brazil's Atlantic Forest

Robin Chazdon; Laury Cullen; Suzana M Padua; Claudio Valladares Padua

doi:10.1098/rsos.200939

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People, primates and predators in the Pontal: from endangered species conservation to forest and landscape restoration in Brazil's Atlantic Forest

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People, primates and predators in the Pontal: from endangered species conservation to forest and landscape restoration in Brazil's Atlantic Forest

Robin Chazdon, Laury Cullen, Suzana M Padua and Claudio Valladares Padua

Royal Society Open Science, Vol.7(12), pp.1-16

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200939

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Abstract

community engagement

wildlife corridors

capacity building

coffee agroforestry

forest fragments

This study describes the 35-year progression of activities in the Pontal do Paranapanema region of São Paulo State, Brazil. These activities began as a research project on the conservation ecology of the highly endangered Black Lion Tamarin and broadened into a landscape-scale restoration and conservation project involving the active participation of hundreds of landless families that colonized the region. Rather than viewing these colonists as a threat, a non-governmental organization arose to address their needs, providing training and support livelihoods. Local communities were engaged in conservation and restoration activities focused on studying the movement patterns of endangered species, environmental education programmes, planting native trees along riparian corridors, establishing coffee agroforestry plantings and initiating community-managed nurseries for the production of local native seedlings and non-native fruit trees. Farmers gained knowledge, income and food security, and developed a sense of ownership and shared responsibility for protecting wildlife, conserving forest fragments and restoring forests. Land sharing and restoring forest functions within an agricultural landscape matrix created new opportunities for people and endangered wildlife. We explore how key factors and partnerships critically influenced the landscape trajectory and conclude with lessons learned that may be relevant to sustainable landscape initiatives in other contexts.

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Title: People, primates and predators in the Pontal: from endangered species conservation to forest and landscape restoration in Brazil's Atlantic Forest
Authors: Robin Chazdon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Laury Cullen (Author) - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
Suzana M Padua (Author) - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
Claudio Valladares Padua (Author) - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
Publication details: Royal Society Open Science, Vol.7(12), pp.1-16
Publisher: Royal Society Publishing
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200939
ISSN: 2054-5703
Copyright note: © 2020 The Authors. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99500607502621
Output Type: Journal article