Candidatura Reserva da Biosfera - Santana Madeira Biosfera

4.6. ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR
THE INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF A SUITABLE RANGE OF
INTER ALIA PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PRIVATE
INTERESTS IN THE DESIGN AND THE CARRYING OUT OF THE FUNCTIONS
OF A BIOSPHERE RESERVE
During the drafting process of the application several dissemination and
participation initiatives were developed, which included conferences, public debates and
on-line public consultation of the project application. On the other hand, activities
involving schools in the county were stimulated, which resulted in the adhesion of two
schools of Santana to the network of UNESCO schools. The main public events were used
for the dissemination of the Santana Biosphere Reserve draft and for this purpose
promotion stands were mounted and advertising material distributed. The drafting
process of the application dossier was also a process involving local and regional public
and private authorities. Of the public authorities, beyond the municipality, there is the
involvement of regional offices linked to geographic information and land management,
forestry, environment, management of protected areas, cultural affairs, among others.
The Santana municipality Biosphere Reserve plans to create a consultative body
comprising representatives of local and regional interests, who participate in the
management of the proposed Biosphere Reserve.
Taking advantage of Santan’s urban settlement typology, where the population is
concentrated mainly in small urban centers, the direct contact with the local population is
facilitated by mobilizing and encouraging the active participation of the majority of local
population in the Biosphere Reserve affairs.
Application of Santana, Madeira to Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO - MAB 47