scholarly journals Conservation of the Tropical Rainforest in the Usumacinta Canyon Flora and Fauna Protection Area in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adalberto Galindo Alcantara ◽  
Silvia del Carmen Ruiz Acosta ◽  
Miguel Angel Palomeque de la Cruz ◽  
Rodimiro Ramos Reyes ◽  
Alberto de Jesús Sánchez Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Tropical Rainforest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Great Decrease ◽  
Change Rate ◽  
Protection Area

Objective: To study the conservation status of the tropical rainforest in the “Cañón del Usumacinta” Flora and Fauna Protection Area in Mexico, through an analysis of the change in land use and vegetation (1997, 2009 and 2016). Design/Methodology/Approach: Vegetation and land use shapefiles at 1:250,000 scale (national continuum) corresponding to 1997 (series I), 2009 (series IV), and 2016 (series VI) were downloaded. Finally, a spatial analysis was generated with calculation of exchange rates, using the Land Change Modeler between 1997-2009 and 2009-2016. Results: During 1997-2009, the tropical rainforest occupied 31.2% and the greatest impact of the period seen was a change rate of 7.4%. Subsequently, between 2009 and 2016 there was a great decrease in the land use change rate in the forest (0.8%), due to its decree as a federal Protected Area in 2008, as well as natural regeneration and the promotion of ecological restoration programs. Study Limitations/Implications: Absence of geographic variables to analyze factors driving change in land use. Conclusions: It is essential to promote the sustainable management of the Usumacinta Canyon based on what is established in the land use planning program and the management plan, and to redouble efforts to implement actions for restoring ecosystem services and the continuous monitoring of change in land use.

scholarly journals Research agendas for the sustainable management of tropical peatland in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
RORY PADFIELD ◽  
SUSAN WALDRON ◽  
SIMON DREW ◽  
EFFIE PAPARGYROPOULOU ◽  
SHASHI KUMARAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Policy Enforcement ◽  
Tropical Peatland ◽  
Considerable Uncertainty ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Strong Representation ◽  
Research Agendas

SUMMARYThere is a need for coordinated research for the sustainable management of tropical peatland. Malaysia has 6% of global tropical peat by area and peatlands there are subject to land use change at an unprecedented rate. This paper describes a stakeholder engagement exercise that identified 95 priority research questions for peatland in Malaysia, organized into nine themes. Analysis revealed the need for fundamental scientific research, with strong representation across the themes of environmental change, ecosystem services, and conversion, disturbance and degradation. Considerable uncertainty remains about Malaysia's baseline conditions for peatland, including questions over total remaining area of peatland, water table depths, soil characteristics, hydrological function, biogeochemical processes and ecology. More applied and multidisciplinary studies involving researchers from the social sciences are required. The future sustainability of Malaysian peatland relies on coordinating research agendas via a ‘knowledge hub’ of researchers, strengthening the role of peatlands in land-use planning and development processes, stricter policy enforcement, and bridging the divide between national and provincial governance. Integration of the economic value of peatlands into existing planning regimes is also a stakeholder priority. Finally, current research needs to be better communicated for the benefit of the research community, for improved societal understanding and to inform policy processes.

scholarly journals Entre salinas, moradias e resort: conflitos de uso e cobertura da terra na Área de Proteção Ambiental de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / Between salinas, housings and resort: conflicts of use and land cover in Environmental Protection (...)

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (50) ◽  
pp. 534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Lerner ◽  
Carlos Andre Luz Jeronymo
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
The Government ◽  
Região Dos Lagos

<p>A Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) de Massambaba foi criada com objetivo de conservar fragmentos do ecossistema de restinga, da Região dos Lagos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. No entanto, em sua porção no município de Arraial do Cabo, têm se observado ocupações em zonas onde essas atividades são vedadas. O caráter irregular e as sanções sofridas pelos atores locais vêm causando diversos conflitos, principalmente, por ter sido concedida uma licença prévia para um projeto de Eco Resort na mesma localidade. Indaga-se como duas atividades semelhantes de uso dos recursos  são tratadas de forma diferenciada pelo poder público. Neste trabalho buscou-se investigar os conflitos de uso e cobertura da terra da APA de Massambaba, em Arraial do Cabo, e especificamente procurou-se alterações nos regulamentos legais relacionados à unidade, para favorecer atores e interesses específicos. Os procedimentos metodológicos envolveram a revisão bibliográfica, pesquisa documental e elaboração de mapeamentos. Conclui-se que houve alterações no Plano de Manejo da APA e seu Zoneamento Ambiental, e essas alterações fragilizaram a gestão da unidade, privilegiaram atores específicos e seus interesses particulares.</p><p><strong>Palavras–chave:</strong> Área de Proteção Ambiental; Massambaba; restinga; conflito; uso e cobertura da terra.</p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>The Environmental Protection Area (EPA) Massambaba was created in order to conserve ecosystem fragments of restinga, of the Lakes Region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, in its portion in the city of Arraial do Cabo, have been observed occupations in areas where such activities are prohibited. The irregular character and sanctions suffered by local stakeholders have caused many conflicts, especially for having been granted a preliminary license for an Eco Resort project in the same location. It asks as two similar direct use activities of natural resources are treated differently by the government. This work aimed to investigate the conflicts of land use and land cover of Massambaba APA in Arraial do Cabo, and specifically sought changes in the unit related to legal regulations to favor actors and interests. The methodological procedures involved the literature review, document research and development mappings. It was concluded that there were changes in the APA Management Plan and its Environmental Zoning, and these changes weakened the management of the unity, favored specific actors and their interests.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Environmental Protection Area; Massambaba; restinga; conflict; land use and land cover.</p>

scholarly journals Integration of Ecosystem Services and Green and Blue Infrastructures Concepts in the Land Use Planning Process: The Coimbra Case Study

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Luís Valença Pinto ◽  
Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira ◽  
Paulo Pereira ◽  
Sander Jacobs ◽  
Ieva Misiune ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
National Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Eu

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) initiated in 2001 aims to assess the impacts of human pressure on ecosystem services (ES) and human well-being. Since then, the ES have been a worldwide concern, namely regarding to biodiversity loss and land use management (MA, 2005). The EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline Report stated that 65% of habitats of EU importance were in an unfavorable conservation status, mainly due to anthropic activities over time (EEA, 2010). As a consequence, in 2011, the EU adopted the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, requiring all Member States to actively work towards stopping the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services by 2020, and to restore ecosystems. ES are particularly relevant in urban areas, where most population is concentrated and expected to reach almost 70% of the total population by 2050 (UN-DESA, 2018). Strategically planned urban Green and Blue Infrastructures (GBI) can be designed and implemented in cities to effectively provide a wide range of ES, relevant to address urban sustainability and resilience to climate change, and thus effectively contribute to stop and revert ES deterioration and loss. However, the integration of ES and GBI concepts into national, regional and local policies and plans, and their effectiveness to implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy, is still a major challenge. This paper aims to analyze the horizontal and vertical integration of the ES and GBI concepts in the Portuguese policies and land use planning, at national, regional and local levels, focusing on the municipality of Coimbra. Among the 19 documents analyzed, most of them are defined at national level (12) and 6 of them are defined at local level. At the regional level, only one single plan is available, although it is still not officially approved and published, despite started being prepared in 1991. This regional situation mirrors the current status of the Portuguese administrative levels, which was triggered by the negative result of the 1998 referendum on the regionalization process. This referendum prevented necessary changes in the administrative divisions, so that current regional divisions do not reflect the economic, demographic and cultural realities of the country, having been emptied of administrative powers. The analysis shows a strong integration of the ES and GBI concepts at the national level, but the vertical coordination shows that plenty of work needs to be done to fully embrace the ES and GBI concepts. This research was performed in the UrbanGaia project, funded through the ERA-net BiodivERsA 3 2015 call under grants BRAIN-be BR/175/A1/URBANGAIA-BE (Belgium); 01LC1616A (Germany); S-BIODIVERSA-17-17-1 (Lithuania), and BIODIVERSA/0008/2015 (Portugal).

scholarly journals Urban modelling for seismic prone areas: the case study of Vila Franca do Campo (Azores Archipelago, Portugal)

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2731-2741 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. N. Martins ◽  
P. Cabral ◽  
D. Sousa e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Hazard Exposure ◽  
Policies And Measures ◽  
Seismic Risk Mitigation

Abstract. Seismic risk mitigation comprises of land-use planning policies that enable risk reduction in areas exposed to earthquakes. Thus, the assessment of land-use plans regarding urban growth in seismic prone areas is very important. This article analyses the urban expansion of Vila Franca do Campo (island of S. Miguel, Azores, Portugal) from 1994 to 2005 based on ortophotomaps interpretations and simulates a scenario of urban growth for the year 2016 with a Land-use and Cover-Change (LUCC) model (Geomod). The goal is to evaluate the potential impact of land-use plans in managing urban growth and promoting seismic risk mitigation. Results indicate that the urban expansion, between 1994 and 2005, was done according to the Municipal Master Plan (MMP) restrictions. The scenario modelled for the year 2016 is potentially stricter for urban growth because it adds to the previous plan the constraints defined by the South Coast Management Plan (SCMP) that entered into force in 2007. In both time periods, a continuing urban growth towards seismic areas was identified. The absence of seismic risk mitigation policies and measures on both plans may contribute to increase the seismic hazard exposure and vulnerability. The results of this study strongly suggest the reformulation of future land-use plans to include seismic risk mitigation goals and policies.

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