Geodiversidade e Climodiversidade: estudo exploratório para categorização de Climossítios no estado do Amapá, Brasil

Geodiversity and Climodiversity: an exploratory study to categorize climatesites in the state of Amapá, Brazil

Abstract

The approach of Climodiversity and the inventory of climatesites do not exist in the scientific literature. Although relevant, especially in the context of climate change, such represent gaps in Geosciences, as well as in Geographic Science, emphasizing the need to include these themes in the dimensions of Geodiversity and Geopatrimony, especially in the Amazon region, where the climate can be recognized as Brazilian abiotic and immaterial heritage. While the studies in Geodiversity are mostly limited to geological and geomorphological aspects, Climodiversity proposes an innovative paradigm for Geoconservation, integrating the climate dimension to the discussion. With the objective of qualifying climatesites, the methodology adopted in this study was supported by the integrated approach of Geodiversity and Geopatrimonium, aiming to identify, characterize and categorize climatesites of Climodiversity in the state of Amapá, as an innovative dimension in the field of Geoconservation. The categorization of potential climatesites considered theoretical-conceptual aspects and empirical data, having Climodiversity as a central dimension. For the qualification of areas of interest, we considered the occurrences of rare climatic phenomena and their scientific relevance and specific environmental interactions. As a result, three climossitian powers were identified with unique climatic characteristics and relevance to Geoconservation: the mouth of the Amazon River; the areas of Macapá Ressaca; and the Serra do Navio. In this context, this study strengthens the paradigm of Geoconservation in the climate sphere and also reinforces the scientific bases of environmental planning and mitigation of climate change, given the pressure of human societies on ecosystems.