The Environmental Protection Area Lagoa de Cima, located in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, has the peculiar characteristic of the conservation unit being the water body itself. The Lagoa de Cima is fueled by the confluence of the Urubu and Imbé rivers and drained to the ugly lagoon through the Ururaí river, which has its source in the lagoon itself. The present study aims to identify the conflicts of use and occupation of the soil in the areas surrounding Lagoa de Cima, aiming to subsidize the environmental zoning actions necessary to elaborate a management plan. We searched the National registry of Conservation units, the UC that had similar characteristics to the area of environmental protection Lagoa de Cima and already have management plan established to understand the different methodologies used to Establish the environmental zoning of these areas. In the second part of the work, the study will seek to know the conflicts of use and occupation of the soil in the areas surrounding Lagoa de Cima aiming to build participatively, proposals for environmental zoning for the aforementioned conservation unit.

Keywords: Environmental Zoning. Environmental Protection area. Costoal Lagoon