Monterrico Reserve Conceptual Ecological Model

The Reserve’s Conceptual Ecological Model (CEM) was created through a participatory approach aiming to understand the interactions between the Reserve and its surroundings, specifically the processes that link ecosystems, species and conservation values inside the Reserve, and to recognize the conditions under which those processes could change and affect conservation values inside the Reserve.

• Availability of information.

• During the elaboration of the CEM and with the results that came out during this phase, was evident that the current scale of actions taking place only inside the Reserve will not be enough to address flood issues in the area.