Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Rêgo,Ilanna de Souza
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Aguiar,Larissa Figueira Morais Correia, Soares,Marcelo de Oliveira
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
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Resumo: Conservation of coastal zones is a matter of debate all around the world. In this context, marine protected areas can be counted as legal instruments to ensure proper use of natural resources and promote sustainable development. One of the main aspects for the management of protected areas is environmental zoning. Despite its importance, there are few studies focusing on environmental zoning in semiarid coastal environments. The purpose of this study was to present a case study on environmental zoning of a protected area located in the Environmental Protection Area of the Curú River estuary, which is located on the semiarid coast of the South Atlantic Ocean in Ceará-Brazil. The research was conducted in accordance with the classification criteria used in the Ecological-Economic Zoning (EEZ) of the Coastal Zone, a legal instrument that is important with regards to the Brazilian coast. The work was performed with a GIS technique and involved field activities. The results suggest the following environmental systems within the perimeter of the protected area: river plain, fluvial-marine plain with mangroves, fixed dunes, plain deflation/mobile dunes, plain deflation/fixed dunes, pre-coastal vegetation, and sandspit. The maps of the environmental systems zoning were developed on a 1:40,000 scale and were made to encourage the sustainable use of natural resources. As pressure on the environment by human activities increases, it is essential to update environmental zoning in protected areas, especially in the coastal areas of developing countries.
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spelling Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern BrazilEcological-Economic ZoningCoastal EcosystemsManagementMangrovesConservation of coastal zones is a matter of debate all around the world. In this context, marine protected areas can be counted as legal instruments to ensure proper use of natural resources and promote sustainable development. One of the main aspects for the management of protected areas is environmental zoning. Despite its importance, there are few studies focusing on environmental zoning in semiarid coastal environments. The purpose of this study was to present a case study on environmental zoning of a protected area located in the Environmental Protection Area of the Curú River estuary, which is located on the semiarid coast of the South Atlantic Ocean in Ceará-Brazil. The research was conducted in accordance with the classification criteria used in the Ecological-Economic Zoning (EEZ) of the Coastal Zone, a legal instrument that is important with regards to the Brazilian coast. The work was performed with a GIS technique and involved field activities. The results suggest the following environmental systems within the perimeter of the protected area: river plain, fluvial-marine plain with mangroves, fixed dunes, plain deflation/mobile dunes, plain deflation/fixed dunes, pre-coastal vegetation, and sandspit. The maps of the environmental systems zoning were developed on a 1:40,000 scale and were made to encourage the sustainable use of natural resources. As pressure on the environment by human activities increases, it is essential to update environmental zoning in protected areas, especially in the coastal areas of developing countries.Associação Portuguesa dos Recursos Hídricos2016-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-88722016000100003Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada v.16 n.1 2016reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-88722016000100003Rêgo,Ilanna de SouzaAguiar,Larissa Figueira Morais CorreiaSoares,Marcelo de Oliveirainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-02-06T17:23:56Zoai:scielo:S1646-88722016000100003Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:29:55.311032Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil
title Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil
spellingShingle Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil
Rêgo,Ilanna de Souza
Ecological-Economic Zoning
Coastal Ecosystems
Management
Mangroves
title_short Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil
title_full Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil
title_sort Environmental zoning and coastal zone conservation: the case of a protected area in Northeastern Brazil
author Rêgo,Ilanna de Souza
author_facet Rêgo,Ilanna de Souza
Aguiar,Larissa Figueira Morais Correia
Soares,Marcelo de Oliveira
author_role author
author2 Aguiar,Larissa Figueira Morais Correia
Soares,Marcelo de Oliveira
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rêgo,Ilanna de Souza
Aguiar,Larissa Figueira Morais Correia
Soares,Marcelo de Oliveira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Ecological-Economic Zoning
Coastal Ecosystems
Management
Mangroves
topic Ecological-Economic Zoning
Coastal Ecosystems
Management
Mangroves
description Conservation of coastal zones is a matter of debate all around the world. In this context, marine protected areas can be counted as legal instruments to ensure proper use of natural resources and promote sustainable development. One of the main aspects for the management of protected areas is environmental zoning. Despite its importance, there are few studies focusing on environmental zoning in semiarid coastal environments. The purpose of this study was to present a case study on environmental zoning of a protected area located in the Environmental Protection Area of the Curú River estuary, which is located on the semiarid coast of the South Atlantic Ocean in Ceará-Brazil. The research was conducted in accordance with the classification criteria used in the Ecological-Economic Zoning (EEZ) of the Coastal Zone, a legal instrument that is important with regards to the Brazilian coast. The work was performed with a GIS technique and involved field activities. The results suggest the following environmental systems within the perimeter of the protected area: river plain, fluvial-marine plain with mangroves, fixed dunes, plain deflation/mobile dunes, plain deflation/fixed dunes, pre-coastal vegetation, and sandspit. The maps of the environmental systems zoning were developed on a 1:40,000 scale and were made to encourage the sustainable use of natural resources. As pressure on the environment by human activities increases, it is essential to update environmental zoning in protected areas, especially in the coastal areas of developing countries.
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