The path to conserving protected areas in the Amazon lies in uniting public policy with traditional local knowledge

By Everton Silva, Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
Fernando Abreu Oliveira, Mestre em Biociências e técnico de laboratório em Química, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)
Fernando Geraldo de Carvalho, Doutor em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
James Ferreira Moura Junior, Psicólogo comunitário e Professor, Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (Unilab)
José Max B. Oliveira-Junior, Professor Adjunto IV no Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologia das Águas (ICTA), Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)
Karina Dias-Silva, Professora Adjunta III de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
Leandro Juen, Professor Associado III de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
Mayerly Alexandra Guerrero Moreno, Doutoranda em Sociedade, Natureza e Desenvolvimento, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)

To guarantee the preservation of protected areas, public policies must be adapted to local realities, incorporating traditional knowledge as an essential part of the solutions to environmental problems

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