Candidatura Reserva da Biosfera - Santana Madeira Biosfera

protection of fundamental natural values of the core areas and simultaneously reconciles
the development of some sustainable anthropogenic activities on transition zones nearby.
Area (ha) Percentage of Area (%)
Core Areas 5884,05 38,66
Buffer Zones 707,67 4,65
Transition Areas 8626,32 56,68
Total 15218,04 100
4.5. THROUGH APPROPRIATE ZONATION
a) A legally constituted core area or areas devoted to long term
protection, acording to the conservation objectives of the
biosphere reserve, and of suficient size to meet these objectives
The two core areas included in the proposed Santana Biosphere Reserve correspond
to areas classified under various regimes of protection and which are subject to various
measures of protection and conservation.
“Sítio da Rocha do Navio” Natural Reserve
The Rocha do Navio site has a total area of 1822 hectares, comprising the entire
area defined between the maximum high tide line and 100 meters bathymetric, bounded
on the east and west by the Ponta dos Clérigos and the ponta de São Jorge, respectively,
and includes the islets Ilhéu da Viúva and Ilhéu de São Jorge, which resulted from the
coastline recoil caused by marine abrasion on the various volcanic materials.
28 Application of Santana, Madeira to Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO - MAB