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dc.contributor.authorPegas, F
dc.contributor.authorCoghlan, A
dc.contributor.authorRocha, V
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:58:42Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:58:42Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2014-08-28T05:06:12Z
dc.identifier.issn1472-4049
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14724049.2011.631710
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/42869
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the mini-guide programme delivered by the Brazilian Sea Turtle Conservation Program (Tartarugas Marinhas or TAMAR) in the fishing community of Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil. Established in 1995, this programme lasts 1 year, training local children, aged 10-14 years, in guiding skills and learning about sea turtles and marine ecosystems. The children also receive a monthly stipend. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 77 local community members were conducted during 9 months of ethnographic research to assess perceptions about the programme. The interviews also included seven former students who provided an evaluation of the programme from their perspective. The results indicate community-wide support for the programme, with locals focussing not only on greater environmental awareness of the children (or Tamarzinhos, as they are called), but also on the personal development as a result of participation. Former Tamarzinhos themselves agree with this assessment and demonstrate knowledge gain and positive behaviour about conservation of marine species, new aspirations towards higher education, greater training and skill acquisition. As such, long-term environmental programmes such as the mini-guide programme at TAMAR can promote socio-economic and environmental changes that last throughout the youth and adult lives of the children.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom48
dc.relation.ispartofpageto55
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Ecotourism
dc.relation.ispartofvolume11
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchImpacts of tourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3508
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350801
dc.titleAn exploration of a mini-guide programme: Training local children in sea turtle conservation and ecotourism in Brazil
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Taylor & Francis. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorCoghlan, Alexandra


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