Análise do uso e ocupação da mata ciliar do rio preto, no município de Formosa do Rio Preto - BA

Abstract

The riparian forests are considered as Permanent Preservation Areas (APP), have functions to prevent the water resources, landscapes, geology and biodiversity of certain localities. In this sense, the objective of this work is to analyze the degradation of riparian forest of Rio Preto, through the location of degradation areas, located in the municipality of Formosa do Rio Preto-BA, through the use of Geoinformation Technologies. The research was carried out in a section of Rio Preto, in the urban perimeter of the municipality of Formosa do Rio Preto in the State of Bahia. The riparian forest of Rio Preto comprises a width of 40 meters which, according to the Forest Code, represents 50 m2 of Permanent Preservation Area-APP. For the accomplishment of the work was realized in loco visit, collection of the points of degradation using GPS of navigation and the software Quantun Gis. In the studied area there are places with no vegetation due to the anthropic actions present in the preservation areas, which shows that the APP that surrounds Rio Preto is not legally in accordance with the Forest Code. Noting the presence of native species along the riparian forest in some areas of the river.