Antecedentes de conservación y turismo en áreas naturales protegidas provinciales de Río Negro (Argentina)

Abstract

The aim was to identify changes over time regarding the notion of conservation and the role that tourism plays in natural protected areas (NPAs) under the jurisdiction and administration of the Río Negro province. As a result, five periods were differentiated. It was concluded that: 1) in the Atlantic and Andean tourist zones, NPAs are integrated with intra- and inter-provincial tourism projects, although the NPAs of Alto Valle and Línea Sur areas have little integration with extra-local circuits, and their role is not clear in the tourism territory; 2) while there has been a tendency towards state governance with co-management in provincial environmental departments in the private tourist sector has a low level of knowledge of these NPAs