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ABSTRACT: The Maciço Calcário Estremenho, in Portugal, is a limestone massif where an intense extraction activity of limestone blocks for ornamental purposes takes place in five main quarry clusters. A large extent of this massif, including the exploitation centers, is covered by the Natura 2000 Network PTCON0015 site, which simultaneously corresponds to the Portuguese Natural Park of Serras de Aire e Candeeiros. As a result of the restrictive measures imposed by the regulations for the protection of nature, conflicts with the extractive industry have persisted for decades. The present case-study demonstrates that through the dialogue between the extractive industry and the public entities responsible for nature conservation and spatial planning, it is possible to find compatibility solutions that consider the territory’s aptitude for the exploitation of mineral deposits and the need to preserve relevant environmental values. For that purpose, an unprecedented partnership between the environmental authority and an association representative of the extractive sector carried out detailed geological and environmental studies that resulted in a land-use planning proposal for each of the quarrying areas.
These proposals make it possible to reconcile extraction with the protection of outstanding biological values and geological heritage.
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Quarrying Environment Compatibility Ornamental Stones Land-use planning Maciço Calcário Estremenho (Portugal)
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Carvalho, J., Lisboa, J.V. (2024). Sustainable exploitation of ornamental limestones in Maciço Calcário Estremenho, Portugal. In: Heldal T. (edr): Eurolithos project 2018-2021 - Selected papers. NGU Special Publication (16), pp. 17-27
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Geological Survey of Norway