CHALLENGES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA IN ISLAND TERRITORY: PROPOSITION OF PLANNING FOR MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES UNDER THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PEOPLE OF COMBU ISLAND, BELÉM, PA, BRAZIL

Abstract

The purpose of Conservation Units (UC) is to ensure the sustainable development of an area that presents biological diversity and traditional knowledge, contributing to the reduction of socio-environmental vulnerability. This work presents the inherent aspects of sustainable development, Environmental Protection Area (EPA) and water resources, directing this context to the reality of the EPA residents of the Combu Island in the municipality of Belém, Pará. The objective of this research was to analyze the challenges of the insular EPA under the perception of the local inhabitants, proposing a plan for managing the water resources that collaborate with the sustainable development in this area. There was a characterization of the main problems linked to this UC and, later, the method of Mejía et al. (2012) was used as a suggestion of a water management plan. The results pointed to some typical APA complexities of an island; a fact that reflected in the definition of the priority goals suggested in the planning.