Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada
Volume 14, Número 2, Junho 2014, Páginas 167-174

DOI: 10.5894/rgci523
* Submission: 9 June 2014; Peer review: 9 June 2014; Reception of revised manuscript: 20 June 2014; Accepted: 24 June 2014; Available on-line: 25 June 2014

Small Islands Conservation and Protected Areas *

Áreas Protegidas e Conservação em Pequenos Territórios Insulares

H. Calado ^{@, 1}, C. Fonseca ², M. Vergílio ¹, A. Costa ¹, F. Moniz ¹,
A. Gil ³, J. A. Dias ⁴

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@ - Corresponding author: calado@uac.pt
1 - CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources /InBIO - Associate Laboratory, University of Porto, Portugal. Rua da Mãe de Deus, 13-A, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
2 - e-GEO - Research Centre for Geography and Regional Planning, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal
3 - Azorean Biodiversity Group (CITA-A), Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
4 - CIMA (Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal.

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ABSTRACT
Islands may have a diversity of classifications, however, on this paper we address the constraints that include these territories in the category of small islands: size and population. To this particular balance and relation between population and availability of the territorial resource it sums the particular economic structures and the peculiar social constructions that shape islands communities and their relation with the surrounding environment.
The particular biogeography, the ecological specific features on islands and the fragile equilibrium they present stress the need for Conservation policies and strategies. Among the most effective tools used on Nature Conservation, protected areas and its management has become one of the most poplars. The aim of this paper is to give a framework and overview on the management of protected areas in small islands.

Keywords: Islands; Development; Nature; Management.

RESUMO
As Ilhas podem apresentar uma enorme diversidade de classificações, contudo, neste artigo, são abordadas as características que as incluem na categoria de Pequenos Territórios Insulares: tamanho e população. Ao balanço especifico entre população e disponibilidade do recurso território, somam se as particularidades das estruturas económicas e as peculiares construções socias que moldam as comunidades Ilhéus e a sua relação com o meio natural envolvente.
A biogeografia específica, as características ecológicas únicas e o frágil equilíbrio que apresentam, tornam mais premente a necessidade de politicas e estratégias de Conservação. Entre as ferramentas mais eficientes em Conservação da Natureza, as áreas protegidas e a sua gestão contam se entre as mais populares. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar um enquadramento e visão geral da gestão de áreas protegidas em Pequenos Territórios Insulares.

Palavras Chave: Ilhas; Desenvolvimento; Natureza; Gestão.

 

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