The use of geographic information system to identify the susceptibility to erosion in the buffer zone of protected areas in Brazil

Abstract

To preserve and maintain biodiversity and the natural resources in Brazil are created / Nature Conservation Units, in that areas around it are called buffer zone (BZ) and are protected by local law, where the activities should be restricted. The Ibitipoca State Park (ISP) is located in the state of Minas Gerais. The aims of this work is studying and mapping the conflicts of use and occupation in areas susceptible to erosion in the BZ of the ISP, using for this, geoprocessing techniques.