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Sado Estuary - The
Region
Considered the nucleus of the area
covered by AFLOPS, the region in question is located in the
district of Setúbal and has 510 360 hectares or equivalently
5100 km2.
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Although the region contains large population densities and
industrial clusters it has a great diversity of both protected areas
and those important for the conservation of nature.
The approximately 50.000 ha of protected area in the region of
Setúbal belonging to the National Network of Protected Areas represent
nearly 10% of the total area in the region, a large number in
comparison to the national average.
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The existing diversity is great. It includes natural reserves like
those of the Tagus Delta and river Sado, the natural parks of Arrábida
(with Mediterranean characteristics unique in Portugal) the Southwest
Alentejo and Vincentean Coastline and the protected landscape of
Arriba Fóssil in Costa da Caparica. Still counting are the various
other classified locations that whilst smaller in scale preserve
important local values.
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