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"Ilha do Príncipe" em São Tomé e Príncipe: incluído na lista de Reservas da Bioesfera da UNESCO
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«The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) today added 20 new sites to its global list of biosphere reserves,
bringing the total to 599 in 117 countries.The International Coordinating
Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), meeting in Paris,
France, added sites in Haiti, Kazakhstan and Sao Tome
and Principe for the first time to the World Network of Biosphere
Reserves. Biosphere reserves are places recognized by MAB where local
communities are actively involved in governance and management, research,
education, training and monitoring at the service of both socio-economic
development and biodiversity conservation.They are "sites for
experimenting with and learning about sustainable development"» (UNESCO,
11.07.2012)«The Island of Príncipe, Sao Tome and Principe, is the country’s first Biosphere Reserve. It is the oldest of three oceanic volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea. The area includes the entire emerged area of the island of Príncipe, its islets and Tinhosas islands. It is home to great biodiversity in terrestrial as well as in marine ecosystems, and is an important place for the reproduction of sea turtles, seabirds and cetaceans. The main economic activities are agriculture, fishing and tourism. It can be considered as a model for promoting integrated eco-tourism development in similar islands and may serve as the basis for a larger marine and terrestrial buffer zone.» (UNESCO, 11.07.2012)
