Candidatura Reserva da Biosfera - Santana Madeira Biosfera

14. DEVELOPMENT FUNCTION
14.1. POTENTIAL FOR FOSTERING ECONOMIC AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS SOCIO-CULTURALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY
SUSTAINABLE
The increasing demand in international markets for certified organic products,
produced or manufactured in a artesal with natural raw materials, could increase the
development of sustainable economic activities in the proposed biosphere reserve.
Distinguished by its unique characteristics, these products can become the county's
image and reach specific niches in the major world markets, where environmental quality
and the effects of chemical additives used in the manufacture of conventional products
have on health, are prime factors taken into account when selecting products to
purchase. The development of environmentally sustainable handcrafted economic
activities creates conditions for the emergence of ancillary economic activities such as
tourism activities.
Figure 60. Concentrated lemon juice and “ponchilha” factory in Ilha parish
Application of Santana, Madeira to Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO - MAB 115