Identificação de remanescentes de vegetação em tabuleiros pré-litorâneos como subsídio à criação de unidades de conservação no município de Cruz-CE

Abstract

The concept of protected areas emerges as a strategy for biodiversity conservation and mitigating adverse environmental effects. Brazilian environmental legislation supports this approach, particularly through the 1988 Federal Constitution and the National System of Conservation Units (SNUC), established by Federal Law No. 9,985 in 2000, creating both Fully Protected Conservation Units and Sustainable Use Units. This work aimed to conduct an initial data survey to identify areas with potential for the creation of Conservation Units in the Pre-Coastal Plateaus of the Municipality of Cruz, in the western coast of the state of Ceará. Bibliographic research on the Municipality was conducted to select areas most suitable for the implementation of Conservation Units based on the existence of vegetation remnants. For this purpose, a mapping of land use and occupation in the municipality was performed, covering the period from 1985 to 2022. After analyzing the data, some vegetation remnants were identified, and five areas were chosen as the most suitable for the creation of Conservation Units. The implementation of this measure is of utmost importance for the protection of biodiversity in the region and contributes to environmental sustainability.