Candidatura Reserva da Biosfera - Santana Madeira Biosfera

17.4. LAND USE REGULATIONS OR AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE
TRANSITION AREA
The use of land in the Transition area is governed by Santana’s Municipal Master
Plan and several guiding instruments as the Plan for Land Use Management of the
Autonomous Region of Madeira, Plan of Tourism Management of the Autonomous Region
of Madeira and the Regional Environmental Policy.
17.5. LAND TENURE OF EACH ZONE
17.5.1. Core area(s)
In the Marine core area of Rocha do Navio site, almost all of the land are cliffs
coastal marine areas and areas of public domain.
In the laurel forest core area, land is publicly owned, a managed by the Regional
Government of Madeira.
17.5.2. Buffer zones
Much of the buffer zone is land area, dominated by forest and agricultural land. The
rest of the area corresponding to the buffer zone is marine area and some coastal cliffs.
17.5.3. Transition area
About 44.6% of the Transition area is marine area, the remaining area is occupied
by private and public lands, which include all of the aggregated population of the
proposed Biosphere Reserve.
160 Application of Santana, Madeira to Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO - MAB