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Sucunduri State Forest
The Sucunduri State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual do Sucunduri) is a State forest (Brazil), state forest in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Sucunduri State Forest is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas. It has an area of . It adjoins the Aripuanã Sustainable Development Reserve to the west, which lies on either side of the Aripuanã River. To the south, the border with the state of Mato Grosso separates the forest from the Igarapés do Juruena State Park and the overlapping Juruena National Park. To the east the forest adjoins the Sucunduri State Park. Part of the northern boundary separates it from the Jatuarana National Forest. History The park was created by Amazonas governor decree 24808 of 20 January 2005 with the objective of promoting sustainable multiple use of forest resources and scientific research with emphasis on methods of using native forest resources in a sustainable way. Conservation The forest is an integral part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuí
Apuí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 22,359 (2020) and its area is 54,240 km2. Gold rush The municipality shot to fame in December 2006, when a Brazilian maths teacher by the name of Ivani Valentim da Silva posted descriptions of miners scooping up thousands of dollars in gold in the area. In just three months, between 3,000 and 10,000 people poured into the area, cutting down trees, diverting streams and digging wildcat mines. The city was nicknamed ''Eldorado do Juma'' after the mythical El Dorado. Conservation The municipality contains 92% of the Apuí Mosaic, a jointly-managed collection of conservation units. It contains the Sucunduri State Park, created in 2005. It also contains the Sucunduri State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. It contains 72% of the Guariba Extractive Reserve, also created in 2005. It also contains the Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve, created at the same t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guariba State Park
The Guariba State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Guariba) is a State park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Guariba State Park is in the municipality of Novo Aripuanã in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of . It is bounded to the south with the border with Mato Grosso and adjoins the Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve in Mato Grosso. The Roosevelt River forms its western border. To the west and north it is bounded by the Manicoré State Forest. To the east it adjoins the Guariba Extractive Reserve. History The Guariba State Park was created by state governor decree 24805 of 19 January 2005 with the objective of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, supporting scientific research and developing education, environmental interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and eco-tourism. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. The Apuí Mosaic was created by decree 55 of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Forests Of Brazil
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2005 Establishments In Brazil
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Manicoré State Forest
The Manicoré State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual de Manicoré) is a state forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Manicoré State Forest is in the Novo Aripuanã municipality of Amazonas. It has an area of . The Roosevelt River, running north from the state of Mato Grosso, divides the forest into a western and eastern part. To the north both parts of the forest adjoin the Campos Amazônicos National Park. The western part is bounded by the border with the state of Mato Grosso to the south. It adjoins the Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station and the Tucumã State Park in Mato Grosso. The Madeirinha River, a tributary of the Roosevelt River, flows from Mato Grosso in a northeast direction through the western part of the forest. The Roosevelt River separates the western part of the forest from the Guariba State Park, which lies to the east of the river. The eastern part of the forest lies to the north of the Guariba State Park and adjoins the Guariba Extractive R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aripuana State Forest
''Aripuana'' is a plant genus in the gentian family, tribe Helieae, subclade ''Symbolanthus''. The genus is named after the Aripuanã River in central Brazil, where it is found. Only one species, ''Aripuana cullmaniorum'', has been classified as part of this genus. It is named for Lewis B. Cullman and Dorothy Cullman, philanthropists and supporters of the New York Botanical Garden. It is found in the southeastern part of Amazonas state, in a small area near the village of Nova Aripuanã Prainha along the Aripuanã River. ''Aripuanas primary habitat is lowland, white-sand savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to .... References Gentian Research Network External links NYBG: Herbarium specimen and information Gentianaceae Gentianaceae genera Monotypic Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guariba Extractive Reserve
The Guariba Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista do Guariba) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Guariba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Novo Aripuanã (28.31%) and Apuí (71.69%) in the state of Amazonas. It covers . The reserve's southern boundary is the border with the state of Mato Grosso. It adjoins the Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve in Mato Grosso. To the west to adjoins the Guariba State Park and the Manicoré State Forest. To the north it adjoins the Campos Amazônicos National Park. To the east it adjoins the Aripuanã State Forest. The Guariba River, a tributary of the Aripuanã River, runs through the reserve from south to north. The accumulated deforestation by 2010 totalled , or 0.07% of the total area. No deforestation was detected in the five years from creation of the reserve in 2005. History The Guariba Extractive Reserve was created by Amazonas state governor decree 25.040 of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aripuana Sustainable Development Reserve
''Aripuana'' is a plant genus in the gentian family, tribe Helieae, subclade ''Symbolanthus''. The genus is named after the Aripuanã River in central Brazil, where it is found. Only one species, ''Aripuana cullmaniorum'', has been classified as part of this genus. It is named for Lewis B. Cullman and Dorothy Cullman, philanthropists and supporters of the New York Botanical Garden. It is found in the southeastern part of Amazonas state, in a small area near the village of Nova Aripuanã Prainha along the Aripuanã River. ''Aripuanas primary habitat is lowland, white-sand savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to .... References Gentian Research Network External links NYBG: Herbarium specimen and information Gentianaceae Gentianaceae genera Monotypic Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve
The ''Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Bararati) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas. It has an area of . It is on the left (west) bank of the Juruena River, which forms the boundary between Amazonas and Mato Grosso, above the point where that river is joined by the Teles Pires River to form the Tapajós. The Apiacás Ecological Reserve is opposite the Bararati RDS on the east side of the Juruena in Mato Grosso. The southern section of the Juruena National Park, also in Mato Grosso, is to the southeast of the reserve. The Sucunduri State Park is to the south of the reserve, and the Apuí State Forest is to the west of the reserve. The northern section of the Juruena National Park is to the north of the reserve. Environment The mosaic includes terra firma forest, flooded forest, campo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuí Mosaic
The Apuí Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico do Apuí) is a protected area mosaic in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Apuí Mosaic is divided between the municipalities of Apuí (91.85%) and Novo Aripuanã (8.15%) in the state of Amazonas. It covers an area of . The mosaic is accessible by air to Apuí, by land via the BR-230 Trans-Amazonian Highway or by boat via the Madeira River to the city of Novo Aripuanã and then to the conservation units via the Aripuanã River. The mosaic contains the Guariba and Sucunduri State Parks; Bararati and Aripuanã sustainable development reserves; Guariba Extractive Reserve; and Sucunduri, Aripuanã, Apuí and Manicoré state forests. The mosaic, together with the Juruena and Campos Amazônicos national parks, forms a contiguous block of of protected areas known as the Southern Amazon Ecological Corridor, which covers parts of southern Amazonas, northern Mato Grosso and southwestern Pará. These are areas with strong deforestation pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Forest (Brazil)
A state forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual, FES) in Brazil is a type of sustainable use protected area managed at the state level. The primary purpose is sustainable exploitation of the forest, subject to various limits. These include a requirement to preserve at least 50% of the original forest, to preserve forest along watercourses and on steep slopes, and so on. Definition The concept of the State Forest originated with the 1934 Forest Code. It is equivalent to a national forest, but is administered at the state level. It is an area with forest cover of predominantly native species and has the basic objective of the sustainable multiple use of forest resources and scientific research, with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploitation of native forests. The forest is publicly owned and any private lands in its boundaries are expropriated when it is formed. Indigenous populations may remain in the forest. Public visits are allowed, and research is encouraged, subject to the rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
