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Using modeling tools for implementing feasible land use and nature conservation governance systems in small islands The Pico Island (Azores) case-study

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (2017)

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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 189, Issue -, Pages 1-13

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ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.034

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Planning units; Nature conservation; Conservation targets; Conservation trade-offs; Island National Park (INP)

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Environmental Sciences

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  1. Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia) [PTDC/AACAMB/098786/2008]
  2. FCT - National Budget of the Ministry of Education and Science of Portugal [SFRH/BPD/100017/2014]
  3. European Social Fund
  4. ERFD as part of the Operational Programme for Competitiveness Factors - COMPETE
  5. FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology strategic project [PEst-C/AGR/UI0115/2011]

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The present study deals with the development of systematic conservation planning as management instrument in small oceanic islands, ensuring open systems of governance, and able to integrate an informed and involved participation of the stakeholders. Marxan software was used to define management areas according a set of alternative land use scenarios considering different conservation and management paradigms. Modeled conservation zones were interpreted and compared with the existing protected areas allowing more fused information for future trade-outs and stakeholder's involvement. The results, allowing the identification of Target Management Units (TMU) based on the consideration of different development scenarios proved to be consistent with a feasible development of evaluation approaches able to support sound governance systems. Moreover, the detailed geographic identification of TMU seems to be able to support participated policies towards a more sustainable management of the entire island. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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