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Western Amazon Ecological Corridor
The Western Amazon Ecological Corridor ( pt, Corredor Oeste da Amazônia) is a proposed ecological corridor connecting conservation units and indigenous territories in the southwest of the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Background The first version of the ''Ecological Corridors of Tropical Forests of Brazil'' proposal was developed by a group of consultants at the request of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment and presented in the first half of 1997. Seven major corridors were proposed: the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor, South Amazon Ecological Corridor, South Amazon Ecotones Ecological Corridor, Western Amazon Ecological Corridor, Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor and Serra do Mar Ecological Corridor. These corresponded to about 25% of the rainforests of Brazil. Priority was given to the Central Amazon Corridor and the Central Atlantic Forest Corridor, which would test and develop the concepts for use with the subsequent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecological Corridor (Brazil)
An ecological corridor ( pt, Corredor ecológico) in Brazil is a collection of natural or semi-natural areas that link protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ... and allow gene flow between them. Definition The National System of Conservation Units (SNUC) law recognises ecological corridors as portions of natural or semi-natural ecosystems linking protected areas that allow gene flow and movement of biota, recolonization of degraded areas and maintenance of viable populations larger than would be possible with individual units. The federal Ecological Corridor Project has its roots at least as far back as 1993. It has identified seven major corridors, with focus on implementing and learning from the Central Amazon Corridor and the Central Atlantic Forest Corrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve
The Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista do Alto Tarauacá) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil. Location The Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Tarauacá (37.63%), Marechal Thaumaturgo (4.64%) and Jordão (62.37%) in the state of Acre. It has an area of . The Tarauacá River runs through the south of the reserve, then forms the eastern boundary of the north part of the reserve. The southwest of the reserve adjoins the Alto Juruá Extractive Reserve. The northwest of the reserve adjoins the Riozinho da Liberdade Extractive Reserve. The reserve would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor. History The Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve was created by decree on 8 November 2000 with an area of about to ensure sustainable exploitation and conservation of renewable natural resources traditionally used by extractive populations. The reserve is classed as IUCN protected area c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve
The Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, or Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve (MABR, pt, Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica) is a biosphere reserve covering remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, including fully protected and sustainable use conservation units and buffer zones. It is the largest such reserve in the world. Extent The Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve (MABR) extends for parallel to the coast of Brazil along the Serra Mantiqueira, Serra Geral and Serra do Mar. from 02°50'S to 33°45'S, and from 34°45'W to 55°15'W. As of 2011 UNESCO reported that the reserve had a total area of , including core areas of , buffer zones of and transition areas of . It ranges in altitude from above sea level. The reserve includes remnants of Atlantic Forest in 15 states, including Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, and the coastal states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Sant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corumbiara State Park
The Corumbiara State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual de Corumbiara) is a state park in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Location The Corumbiara State Park is divided between the municipalities of Pimenteiras do Oeste (51.78%), Alto Alegre dos Parecis (19.82%) and Cerejeiras (28.4%) in the state of Rondônia. It has an area of . It is in the south of the state along the border with Bolivia, which is defined by the Guaporé River. The Mequéns River defines the northwest boundary. The Rio Mequéns Indigenous Territory adjoins the park to the north. The park has three support stations on the Guaporé river and another in the town of Pimenteiras do Oeste. The reserve would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor. Environment Average elevations are . 70% of the park is subject to periodic flooding. It is in an area of transition between the Amazon rainforest, pantanal and cerrado. There is a range of vegetation types including alluvial forest with emergent ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guaporé Biological Reserve
Guaporé Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica do Guaporé is a biological reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil, on the border with Bolivia. Location The reserve of in the Amazon biome was created by decree 87,587 on 20 September 1982. The reserve is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. It lies in the municipalities of Alta Floresta d'Oeste and São Francisco do Guaporé in the state of Rondônia. Altitude is from . Annual rainfall is . Temperatures range from with an average of . Hydrology The reserve lies in the Guaporé Depression, an extensive pediplain with permanent wetlands and areas subject to periodic flooding by the rivers Guaporé, São Miguel, Branco and Massaco. The rivers are in the basin of the Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River. They have their origins in the southern foothills of the Chapada dos Parecis. In this area the Guaporé River forms the boundary between Brazil and Bolivia. The Guaporé and Sã ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacaás Novos National Park
Pacaás Novos National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional de Pacaás Novos) is a national park in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The park contains a mountain range by the same name. Location The park is in the Amazon biome. It covers an area of . It was established by decree 84.019 of 21 September 1979, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The park covers parts of the municipalities of Alvorada d'Oeste, Campo Novo de Rondônia, Governador Jorge Teixeira, Guajará-Mirim, Mirante da Serra and Nova Mamoré in the state of Rondônia. The park takes its name from the Pacaás Novos River, which rises in the Pacaás Novos mountains in the west of the park and flows southwest via the Rio Pacaás Novos Extractive Reserve to join the Mamoré River just south of Guajará-Mirim. To the west the park adjoins the Guajará-Mirim State Park. Annual rainfall averages . Temperatures range from with an average of . Altitudes ranges from . The Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bom Futuro National Forest
The Bom Futuro National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Bom Futuro) is a national forest in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The forest has been subject to a massive invasion of loggers, ranchers and farmers. Location The Bom Futuro National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Buritis and Porto Velho, Rondônia. It has an area of . It adjoins the Rio Pardo Environmental Protection Area to the south, the Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve to the southwest and the Karitiana Indigenous Territory to the west. The forest would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor, connecting it to neighboring conservation units. The forest holds the sources of tributaries of the Jamari River via the Candeias River, and of the Jaci Paraná River via the Rio Branco. The forest was relatively intact in 1995. The original vegetation was mainly open submontane rainforest and dense submontane rainforest, with savanna/rainforest contact, open alluvial rainforest and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve
The Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Jaci Paraná) is an Extractive reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The traditional population is engaged in sustainable use of natural forest resources. It has been subject to illegal invasions by loggers and farmers. In 2014 an attempt was made to revoke the reserve. Location The Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Buritis (21.29%) Nova Mamoré (12.98%) and Porto Velho (65.73%) in the state of Rondônia. It has an area of . The Jaci Paraná River forms its western boundary. Altitudes range from above sea level. The reserve adjoins the Rio Pardo Environmental Protection Area to the east and the Bom Futuro National Forest to the northeast, separated from these two units by the Rio Branco, a tributary of the Jaci Paraná River. The reserve would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor, connecting it to neighboring conservation units. Economy The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Chico Mendes) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil. Location The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve has an area of . It is in the Amazon biome. The reserve covers parts of the municipalities of Assis Brasil, Brasiléia, Capixaba, Epitaciolândia, Rio Branco, Sena Madureira and Xapuri in the state of Acre. The Chico Mendes Extratice Reserve is the largest reserve within the Amazon. The reserve lies in the Acre River Depression and the Lower Amazon Plateau. Altitudes range from above sea level. The portion in the Acre River Depression is in the interfluvial between the Acre River and the Branco River, on the right bank of the Iaco River. The highest points are less than in altitude. The Lower Amazon Plateau portion in the centre of the reserve is crossed by the Xapuri River, and has heights up to . The BR-317 highway is to the east and south of the reserve, running from Rio Branco to Assis Brasil. The Acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macauã National Forest
The Macauã National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Macauã is a national forest in the state of Acre, Brazil. Location The Macauã National Forest is in the municipality of Sena Madureira in the state of Acre. It has an area of . It is in the Amazon biome. The forest is bounded to the west and north by the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve, and to the southeast by the São Francisco National Forest. The Macauã River forms most of its southeast boundary. The forest would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor. Creation and operation The Macauã National Forest was created by presidential decree 96.189 of 21 June 1988. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources). The objective is to support sustainable use of forest resources and scientific research with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alto Juruá Extractive Reserve
The Alto Juruá Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista do Alto Juruá) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil. The reserve is in the Amazon rainforest. As of 2011 it had about 5,000 residents. The objective is to support traditional occupations including extraction of rubber and other forest resources, farming, hunting and fishing, while preserving the environment. Location The Alto Juruá Extractive Reserve has an area of . It is mostly contained in the municipality of Marechal Thaumaturgo in the state of Acre. Small parts are in the surrounding municipalities of Jordão, Porto Walter and Tarauacá, also in Acre. The reserve is bounded by the international border with Peru to the south. It adjoins the Serra do Divisor National Park on the northwest, and the Riozinho da Liberdade and Alto Tarauacá extractive reserves on the northeast. It also adjoins the Arara do Rio Amônia and Kampa do Rio Amônea indigenous territories on the west and the Jaminawa/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Do Divisor National Park
The Serra do Divisor National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor) is a national park on the westernmost point of Brazil, in the state of Acre, near the Peruvian border. It also has the highest point in that state, reaching 609 meters above sea level. It has been nominated by the Brazilian government as a Tentative World Heritage Site since 1998. Location The Serra do Divisor National Park is divided between the municipalities of Rodrigues Alves (13.45%), Porto Walter (26.99%), Marechal Thaumaturgo (4.73%), Mâncio Lima (31.71%) and Cruzeiro do Sul (23.12%) in the state of Acre. It has an area of . The park is bounded to the west by the border with Peru, which runs along the Serra Divisor mountain range. It adjoins the Alto Juruá Extractive Reserve along its southeast border. The Juruá River defines the eastern boundary of the southern section of the park. The Azul River defines the eastern boundary of the northern section. The conservation unit would be included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
