Conflitos ambientais na Área de Proteção Ambiental do Catolé e Fernão Velho definidos por geoprocessamento – Maceió-AL

Abstract

Environmental issues are gaining more and more ground these days due to the urgency of detecting and updating methodologies to help prevent, combat and recover areas that are subject to environmental protection. The aim of this study is to contribute to the environmental field by bringing to light the possibility of environmental conflicts in conservation units, in this case the Catolé and Fernão Velho Environmental Protection Area, located in the municipalities of Maceió, Rio Largo, Coqueiro Seco, Santa Luzia do Norte and Satuba. Its aim is to understand the conflicts present in the Catolé and Fernão Velho Environmental Preservation Area, with a view to taking action on its Management Plan. The conservation unit has socio-environmental problems such as erosion, flood risk, real estate pressure, disordered urban growth, high levels of social vulnerability, irregular waste disposal and fires in hillside areas. Thus, using geoprocessing techniques based on the methodology of Xavier-da-Silva (1999), environmental assessments were carried out for the "urban sprawl" category and correlated with the unit's management plan, which classifies the area according to environmental zones. Weights and scores (0-10) and nominal classifications (Very Low-High) were assigned to define the potential and possible conflicts within the APA. The conflict found refers to the potential for urban expansion within an area classified as an environmental protection zone environmental protection/wildlife protection zone, where impacting anthropic activities are taking place inside the zone, thus conflicting with the restrictions set out in the APA's management plan. The results show that there is an urgent need to protect these areas so that environmental legislation is complied with and the areas are properly protected. It should be noted that this study aims to contribute to the environmental and management bodies responsible for the unit.