PPP AMERICAS EVENT The management context of the protected areas in Brazil and the partnership with the private sector. Uruguai, 13 to 15, april 2015 Ministério do Meio Ambiente

CONTEXT OF THE FEDERAL PROTECTED AREAS TOTAL: 320 Federal Protected Areas 8,9% National Territory TOTAL: 320 Federal Protected Areas 8,9% National Territory NATIONAL SYSTEM: Protected Area Federal, Estate and Municipality BRAZIL

BrazilUSACanadaSouth AfricaAustralia Km² / Servidor U$$ / Km Area (Km 2 ) Fonte: Relatório Auditoria Operacional TCU 2014 INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

Visitation/ Public Use  112 UC with visit activity  72 with managed visit activity  36 UC have Visitor Center  4 National Parks with concessions : Parques Nacionais do Iguaçu, Fernando de Noronha, Serra dos órgãos e Tijuca. YEARVISITORSINCOME IN REAIS (R$) , , , , , , ,00 TOTAL ,80

Activities developed by concession with the private sector Tickets; Tickets; Parking; Parking; Campings; Campings; Hotels; Hotels; Montain shelters. Montain shelters. Panoramic flights and transports Panoramic flights and transports Restaurants Restaurants Trails, Canoing and adventure activities Trails, Canoing and adventure activities

Economic Feasibility Public SectorEnvironment Visitors COMMUNITY/ COMPANIES Straints of the public sector: resources and personnel Great economic potential from the enviromental assets of the UCs STRATEGIC INSTITUTIONAL GOAL: Increase the use of economic potential of the environmental assets of the Protected Areas, aiming to improve biodiversity conservation and the generation of economic and social benefits to the surroundings. OPPORTUNITY OF PlUblic – PrivatE Partnership OPPORTUNITY OF PlUblic – PrivatE Partnership

Conflicts/ Risks: Conservation X Tourism Public Safety ex: accidents in the trails, contact with environmental hostility, bad orientation. Environmental Degradation: ex: inproper contact with species of the flora and fauna, introduction of outsider’s species, garbage, noise, polution, landscape modifications. Impact to the surrounding area: ex: overuse of the infrastructure capacity / traffic / interference in local culture.

Mitigation: Conservation X Tourism Clear planning – Management plan of the protect areas: definition of space for public use, support attraction capacity, visit plan. Guided Management – Comunication, team and personnel for public guidance, orientation manual. Infrastructure and Adequade Services - Sinaling, trails, garbage disposal, cleaning. Safety for the Visitor – Emergency plans,surveillance, help, provide proper equipment, satisfaction research. Oportunity for the surroundings – Hiring local personnel, promote voluteering, estimulate the tradition of the surrounding community PLANNING PEOPLERESOURCES

Consolidation of the Public-Private arrangements The Main Problems / Challenges Overcome the reactive culture of “privatization”. Market consolidation: safety and attractiveness for investments. Establishment of a National Policy of Partnerships for the management of the Protect Areas: regulation tools / procedures / responsibilities / competence boudaries. Qualify the public managers: team qualified as Regulater and Surveil roles. Innovative strategies of the partnerships: hability to deal with the adversities of the scenario of the protected areas. Availability of the income received with partnerships to invest in managment improvement of the protect áreas (actually these funds are not fully available, due to treasury restrictions)

Risks and mitigating actions associated with the private sector involvement /service delivery Unclear rules on the contract: management difficulties and conflict on the execution of partnership contracts: Transparency, plenty publicity and previous public audiences, accountability:. Legal assurance. Interest conflict: between public, private, surrounding community and visitors: Clear responsibility of the parts involved Appropriate strategies to share activities and responsibilities Involvement of the surrounding community in all stages of the process Fragilities in management: contract’s surveillance and monitoring Qualified personnel for the contract’s management and monitoring Economic disbalance of the business: Technical security of the feasibility studies Periodic reevaluation of the economic balance of the contract

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