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Wildlife Refuge (Brazil)
A Wildlife refuge ( pt, Refúgio da Vida Silvestre) in Brazil is a type of strictly protected area of Brazil defined by law. The purpose of the wildlife refuge A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ... is to ensure survival or reproduction of a species or community of flora or fauna, with access rules defined by the administrative agency. Definition In Brazil a wildlife refuge is one of the Integral Protection Units defined by Article 13 of Law No. 9,985 of 18 July 2000, National System of Conservation Units (SNUG). The refuges have the objective of protecting natural environments to ensure conditions for survival or reproduction of species or communities of local flora and local or migratory fauna. They can also be defined for natural monuments. A wildlife refuge may in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilhas Do Abrigo E Guararitama Wildlife Refuge
The Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge ( pt, Refúgio de Vida Silvestre das Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama is a wildlife refuge off the south coast of the state of São Paulo Brazil. Location The Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge is in the Atlantic Ocean to the east of Peruíbe, São Paulo. It covers the islands of Bom Abrigo and Guararitama and a rectangular area of sea surrounding them with a total area of . The land area is and the sea area is . The refuge is opposite the mouth of the Guaraú River. The Itinguçu State Park is to the southeast. Environment The islands have no beaches, but are surrounded by rocky headlands. Their vegetation is Atlantic Forest. They provide food, shelter and nesting sites for many bird species including the kelp gull (''Larus dominicanus''), royal tern (''Thalasseus maximus'') and South American tern (''Sterna hirundinacea''). Abrigo island is an important resting place for the magnificent frigatebird The magnifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veredas Do Oeste Baiano Wildlife Refuge
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Una Wildlife Refuge
The Una Wildlife Refuge ( pt, Refúgio de Vida Silvestre de Una) is a wildlife refuge in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Location The Una Wildlife Refuge is in the municipalities of Una and Ilhéus, Bahia. It has an area of . The refuge almost completely surrounds the Una Biological Reserve. Most of the local rural workers and landowners do not distinguish between the wildlife refuge and the biological reserve. The eastern section of the refuge adjoins the Atlantic Ocean. The Una River runs through the western section of the refuge. History On 15 May 2006 the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) began public consultations on the proposed creation of the Una and Rio dos Frades wildlife refuges, as well as the proposed expansion of the Pau-Brazil and Descobrimento national parks and of the Una Biological Reserve. The Una Wildlife Refuge was created by federal decree on 21 December 2007 with an area of about in two separate areas to protect na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabuleiro Do Embaubal Wildlife Refuge
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Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attractions. The capital, Vitória, is located on an island, which borders the municipalities of Vila Velha, Cariacica and Serra. These municipalities plus the outer cities of Fundão and Guarapari constitute the state's main metro area. In the northern extremes of Espírito Santo is Itaúnas, in the municipality of Conceição da Barra, which is a tourist location known for its sand dunes and forró tradition. The Captaincy of Espírito Santo was carved out of the Captaincy of Bahia in the 18th century, during the colonial rule of Brazil, and named after a 16th-century captaincy covering roughly the same area of coast. Following the elevation of Brazil to a constituent kingdom of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge
The Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge ( pt, Refúgio de Vida Silvestre de Santa Cruz) is a wildlife refuge in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Location The Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge is offshore from the municipality of Aracruz, Espírito Santo. It has an area of . It is contained within the Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area. The refuge covers a roughly rectangular area of the Atlantic Ocean extending southeast from the coast between Rio Preto in the south and Pontal do Piraqueaçu in the north. A survey to provide information on creation of the conservation unit found 116 species of vascular plants in the salt marches and mangroves and 560 species of algae. The algae provide substrate, shelter and food for the diverse marine fauna. History The Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge was created by federal decree on 17 June 2010. The management plan was to define fully protected areas and areas that could be used for small-scale fishing for subsistence purposes. It is administered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Dos Frades Wildlife Refuge
The Rio dos Frades Wildlife Refuge ( pt, Refúgio de Vida Silvestre do Rio dos Frades) is a wildlife refuge in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It protects the land around the mouth of the Frades River. There is pressure, or opportunity, to develop the reserve for tourism. Location The Rio dos Frades Wildlife Refuge is in the municipality of Porto Seguro, Bahia. It has an area of . Nearby conservation units include the Pau Brasil National Park to the north, and the Monte Pascoal National Park and Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve to the south. The reserve is within the Caraíva-Trancoso State Environmental Protection Area, defined on 24 November 2000. The reserve has a buffer zone of . Environment The reserve is on a sandy coastal plain bounded by a cliff inland. It is in the drainage basin of the Frades River, and protects the mouth of the river. Average annual rainfall is . The vegetation is mainly '' restinga'' salt marsh, with shrubs and thickets. There are mangroves and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Sérgio Tonetto Wildlife Refuge
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Pará
Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana and Suriname, to the northeast of Pará is the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Belém, which is located at the mouth of the Amazon. The state, which is home to 4.1% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for just 2.2% of the Brazilian GDP. Pará is the most populous state of the North Region, with a population of over 8.6 million, being the ninth-most populous state in Brazil. It is the second-largest state of Brazil in area, at , second only to Amazonas upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon Rainforest. Pará produces rubber (extracted from natural rubber tree groves), cassava, açaí, pineapple, cocoa, black pepper, coconut, banana, tropical hardwoods such as mahogany, and mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrópole Da Amazônia Wildlife Refuge
Metrópole da Amazônia (in English: Metropolis of the Amazon) is a conservation unit of the wildlife refuge type of integral protection (in Brazil abbreviated REVIS) created in 2010 (by State Decree 2 211), in the Metropolitan Region of Belém (State of Pará, Brazil), from the capital of Belém. It is in the former Pirelli factory in The Guamá Farm, next to the Quilombola Territory of Abacatal, in an area of , covering four Brazilian municipalities in the state of Pará: Ananindeua, Benevides, Marituba and Santa Isabel do Pará Santa Isabel do Pará is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Ame .... The refuge is part of the AgroVárzea Project, having as main objectives: to contribute to the maintenance of natural ecological processes, through the protection of environments to ensure conditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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