THE CONFLICTS AT THE SOCIAL ARENA OF THE PARQUE ESTADUAL SERRA DO CONDURU na Bahia, Brasil

Created in 1997 the Parque Estadual Serra do Conduru (PESC) in the South of Bahia--Brazil has generated a scenario of disputes and conflicts with the local inhabitants, which is perpetuated to the present day. Therefore, the objective of this research was to analyze the conflicts generated from the creation of the PESC and the arenas formed in function of its creation. To that end, 23 residents were interviewed, who had their lands expropriated in the process of creating the park. The social arenas were formed and many conflicts arose before the expropriations, the lack of popular participation, the limitations imposed on the residents and the slowness of the State. Residents of the area had their lives transformed by the arrival of the unit and had to adapt to new ways of life or resist in the area of the park living on legal restrictions and economic deprivation. KEYWORDS: Socio-environmental conflicts. Protected Areas. Social Arenas. Territories. Criado em 1997 o Parque Estadual Serra do Conduru (PESC) no Sul da Bahia--Brasil gerou um cenario de disputas e conflitos com os moradores locais, que se perpetua ate os dias atuais. Sendo assim, o objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar os conflitos gerados a partir da criacao do PESC e as arenas formadas em funcao da sua criacao. Para tanto, foram entrevistados 23 posseiros, que tiveram suas terras desapropriadas no processo de criacao do parque. As arenas sociais se formaram e muitos conflitos surgiram diante das desapropriacoes, da falta de participacao popular, das limitacoes impostas aos posseiros e pela morosidade do Estado.Os moradores da area tiveram suas vidas transformadas pela chegada da unidade e tiveram que se adaptar a novos modos de vida ou resistir na area do parque vivendo sobre restricoes legais e privacoes economicas. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Conflitos Socioambientais. Unidades de Conservacao. Arenas Sociais. Territorios.