O Parque Natural Lagoas de Cufada em Guiné-Bissau: análise da implementação da legislação ambiental

Abstract

The Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park (PNLC), located in the South of Guinea-Bissau, Quinara territory between (Fulacunda and Buba) has a measured space of 890 km, ² was created in December 2000 by national law nº13. Composed of the lagoons of Bionra, Bedasse and Cufada itself, it has enormous relevance for the country as it contributes to the conservation and maintenance of ecosystems and animal and plant species threatened by extinction in the region. The general objective of this work will be to analyze the implementation of environmental legislation in Guinea-Bissau, applied to the conservation of the Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park and the sectors in which preservation is applied. The specific objectives are to investigate the historical context that motivated the emergence of this policy; analyze Guinea-Bissau's environmental legislation applied to the conservation of the PNLC; describe the main sectors of environmental conservation of the park for Guinea-Bissau. The methodology used to construct this work is qualitative, using procedures such as bibliographic review and documentary analysis of various sources. On a methodological level, documentary analysis also presents some significant advantages, it made it possible to conclude that environmental protection policies in Guinea-Bissau have played an important role in safeguarding and protecting environment in the country, something indispensable for the desired sustainable and long-lasting development that tends to reach current and future generations. From another point of view, the existence of environmental laws is important to support the creation of public policies. Protected areas promote the defense of the environment, allow the exploitation of natural resources to be more controlled, their activities are seen as actions that once generated immediate conflicts between the local population and the constituent public authorities, can also be considered as basis for valuing natural resources and biodiversity.