Candidatura Reserva da Biosfera - Santana Madeira Biosfera

Figure 12. Red dogfish, bluefin damselfish and Turkish wrasses in Rocha do Navio
4.3. PROVIDE NA OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND DEMONSTRATE
APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ON A REGIONAL SCALE
Santana has a dimension and a set of natural, historical, social and economic
features which offer the possibility to develop concerted and innovative actions whose
results are potentially achievable in short time scales, demonstrating its character
towards the practice of sustainable development.
Nature conservation, farming activities and techniques, tourism and leisure are
sectors of excellence for the development of initiatives and projects whose range, beyond
demonstration, can contribute in a significant and visible way to the sustainability of the
Municipality itself and its inhabitants.
In a certain way, the Biosphere Reserve cements a valid set of sectoral initiatives
which are intended to further develop and the results of which we believe will converge in
consolidation with local dynamics around the sustainability of the county and the
Autonomous Region of Madeira. The Biosphere Reserve will work as a catalyst to bring
together not only infrastructures but also human resources around the historical, social,
natural and economic values, generating opportunities for activities, goods, products and
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