Impacts of land use changes on biodiversity conservation priority areas in northeastern Pará, Brazil

Authors

  • Andréa dos Santos Coelho Fundação de Apoio para Projetos de Pesquisa de Ciência e Tecnologia Espacial. Belém, Pará, Brasil
    • Peter Mann de Toledo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais. São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brasil
      • Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi/MCTIC. Belém, Pará, Brasil
        • Otávio do Canto Universidade Federal do Pará. Belém, Pará, Brasil
          • Marcos Adami Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais/Centro Regional da Amazônia. Belém, Pará, Brasil
            • Alessandra Rodrigues Gomes Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais/Centro Regional da Amazônia. Belém, Pará, Brasil
              • Igor da Silva Narvaes Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais/Centro Regional da Amazônia. Belém, Pará, Brasil

                DOI:

                https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v13i1.371

                Keywords:

                Land use, Priority areas for conservation, Environmental management, North east paraense

                Abstract

                The Northeastern region of Pará (MNP) has 56.4% of its deforested territory. However, the region has great ecological importance, which can be demonstrated by the identification of 28 Priority Areas for Conservation (CPA) within the scope of the Project for the Conservation and Use of Brazilian Biological Diversity (PROBIO). The objective of this work was to identify and quantify the vegetation cover and land use in the MNP and compare it with the priority areas for biodiversity conservation. To fulfill the objectives, we used vector land use and land cover data with the APC and protected areas of the region. The results show that only 3% of the CPA are under some protection. Areas identified as 'extremely high' priority have already lost 55.6% of their original forest cover, while 'very high' priority areas have lost its original forest cover by 49%. It is essential to expand the environmental protection system in the region.

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                04/29/2018

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                Vol. 13 No. 1 (2018): Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais

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                How to Cite

                Coelho, A. dos S., de Toledo, P. M., Vieira, I. C. G., do Canto, O., Adami, M., Gomes, A. R., & Narvaes, I. da S. (2018). Impacts of land use changes on biodiversity conservation priority areas in northeastern Pará, Brazil. Boletim Do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais, 13(1), 107-120. https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v13i1.371

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