The Biosphere Reserves are samples representing of marine, land or coastal ecosystems, promoting solutions to reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use. Internationally recognized (UNESCO Man & Biosphere Programme), designated by national governments and remaining under sovereign jurisdiction of the states where they are located. Throughout its zonation (core, buffer and transition) have to promote three functions: conservation of natural and cultural heritage, sustainable development, dissemination and knowledge. Only the core area requires legal protection and may correspond to a pre-existing protected area as a reserve or natural park. This dataset relates only to the marine and/or coastal biosphere reserves.
Community importance areas in national territory in which are applied necessary measures to maintain or restore the conservation status of wild bird populations listed in Annex I and their habitats, as well as migratory bird species not listed in the annex but whose occurence on national territory is regular. This dataset only includes SPA's with marine, coastal and estuarine/laggoon environment.
Protection zones map of the Management plan of the Santo André and Sancha Lagoons Natural Reserve published by the RCM n.º 117/2007 of 23 August and by the Declaration of Rectification No 90/2007 of 16 October 2007. Represents one of the map produced in the space planning phase of the Plan and it is divided in two (map No. 43a and map no 43b) published at 1: 25000 scale. Delimits space classes, depending on the dominant use and establishing operative units of planning and management. The use of this resource does not exempt the consultation of the official documents.
This dataset was prepared under the Sectoral Plan of Natura 2000, corresponding to the level 3 of the natural habitats of comunity interest listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. This dataset only concernes to the marine and coastal habitats.
The atlas of breeding birds in Portugal provide information about distribution at certain moment in breeding species in mainland Portugal. In the cases where it is possible also characterize the abundance of national populations of these species. In the present CDG, the data relate only to marine and coastal birds.
Areas which, through scientific criteria, have been identified as important for the healthy functioning ecologically and biologically of oceans and the services that they provide.
Dtaset within the framework of the SNIMar project, which consists of the georeferencing of a set of sites on the Coast of Mainland Portugal where seabird and aquatic birds can be observed.
This dataset refers to the wild bird species, identifying the species and their distribution, that causes specific attention under the PSRN2000. Noteworthy are (i) the globally threatened species; (Ii) threatened species at European level and whose distribution is confined to Europe; (Iii) those who, being threatened in Europe but having a wider distribution, have unfavorable laws in Portugal, and (iv) all species with threatened status in Portugal and which are included in Annex I of the Birds Directive. In this case it was considered only the aquatic and marine birds belonging to special protection areas (SPAs) marine, estuarine and coastal waters.
Departure places of vessels owned by companies authorized to carry out tourist operations for the observation of cetaceans in the waters of mainland Portugal, as stipulated in Decree-Law no. 9/2006 of 6 January.
This dataset was prepared under the Sectoral Plan of Natura 2000, identifying the management orientations, seeking to fit them in the set of factors that affect the natural values present in each area. This service refers to the orientations of marine and coastal scope, that occurs in the Special Protection Areas.