Candidatura Reserva da Biosfera - Santana Madeira Biosfera

Annex IV of the Habitats Directive. The herpetofauna includes one endemic species to
Madeira archipelago that is listed in Annex IV of the Habitats Directive.
With regard to marine fauna and flora, sixteen species of fishes occur, of which four
are endemic to Macaronesia, one reptile species included in Annex II and priority species
in the Habitats Directive and two marine mammal species listed in Annex II of which a
cetacean and pinniped, the latter, priority species of the Habitats Directive. Regarding
the marine flora, although any endemic species are present, the marine component of
the reserve comprises a set of species of high interest, typical of marine waters with high
hydrodynamism, especially algae.
3.2. DEVELOPMENT
Figure 3. Common tern (Sterna hirundo)
The municipality of Santana currently comprises 6 parishes: Arco de São Jorge, São
Jorge, Ilha, Santana, Faial and São Roque do Faial. Together they offer the resident and
the visitor scenic and shimmering landscapes reflecting a harmonious combination
between natural and human biophysical elements. Each parish reports and stores in its
own way, the most significant ethnographic and folklore traces in the memory of their
histories, traditions and customs, as is a county strongly rooted in ties of this nature.
Santana is essentially, and yet, a rural municipality where agriculture dominates
but with some tourism development in a segment that has successfully maintained the
12 Application of Santana, Madeira to Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO - MAB