MARTIN, Guillermo. Protected Areas and Social Inclusion: Models, Myths and Territorial Contradictions in Argentina and Latin America. []. , 34, pp.141-161. ISSN 1390-6631.  https://doi.org/10.17141/letrasverdes.34.2023.5892.

The strategy of protecting 30% of the planet's surface in protected areas (PAs) has gained global consensus within the framework of the Convention on Biological Biodiversity, with the expectation of safeguarding biodiversity while simultaneously addressing traditional problems such as wealth distribution. What measures and models would enable the achievement of this goal, and up to what limit? To find answers, this article explores various opinions gathered through literature searches, interviews, and field visits, while presenting some cases as examples of complexities, contradictions, and challenges. Drawing from these sources, proposals, models, opportunities, and potential scopes were identified. It is concluded that protecting biodiversity and simultaneously achieving social improvements is a desirable goal, albeit not easily attainable by any means. Protected areas offer powerful opportunities to enhance human life, but only if they are managed within their territorial integration matrix, taking into account delicate balances, nuanced multivariable models, and clear adaptive strategies.

: development models; ecosystem services; nature conservation; social inclusion; social participation; poverty.

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