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Ecological Station (Brazil)
An ecological station ( pt, Estação Ecológica) in Brazil is a type of protected area of Brazil as defined by the National System of Conservation Units (SNUC). The purpose is to preserve untouched representative samples of the different biomes in Brazil. Objectives and restrictions In the 1970s the Special Secretariat of the Environment under the environmentalist Paulo Nogueira Neto launched a program of ''estações ecológicas'' (ecological stations) with the aim of establishing a network of reserves that would protect representative samples of all Brazilian ecosystems. The objective of an ecological station is to preserve nature and conduct scientific research. It establishes the right of eminent domain, with the private areas included in its boundaries requiring expropriation Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baia Guaraquecaba
Baia (german: Baja, Stadt Molde, or Moldenmarkt; hu, Moldvabánya; lat, Civitas Moldaviae) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 6,793 (2002 census).Romanian census data, 2002 ; retrieved on May 27, 2010 It is composed of two villages, namely Baia and Bogata. Located on the Moldova River, it was one of the earliest urban settlements in . Name The Romanian ''baia'' and Hungarian ''bánya'' both mean "mine". Archeologists found traces of iron[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceará
Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main tourist destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of Fortaleza, the country's fourth most populous city. The state has 4.3% of the Brazilian population and produces 2.1% of the Brazilian GDP. Literally, the name ''Ceará'' means "sings the jandaia". According to José de Alencar, one of the most important writers of Brazil and an authority in Tupi Guaraní, ''Ceará'' means turquoise or green waters. The state is best known for its extensive coastline, with of sand. There are also mountains and valleys producing tropical fruits. To the south, on the border of Paraíba, Pernambuco and Piauí, is the National Forest of Araripe. Geography Ceará has an area of . It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracaraí Ecological Station
Caracaraí Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí) is an ecological station in the state of Roraima, Brazil. Location The ecological station, which covers , was created on 31 May 1982. It is in the municipality of Caracaraí in the state of Roraima. It adjoins the Yanomami Indigenous Territory to the west. The station is named after the municipality, whose name means "little hawk", a very common bird in the region. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. Conservation The ecological station is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia. The purpose is preservation of nature and support of scientific research. The vegetation is characteristic of transition forest, with trees tall with thin trunks. There are several layers, with the higher trees losing their leaves in the dry season. The rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis is one of the upper layer trees. Protected species include white-bellied spid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caetetus Ecological Station
The Caetetus Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica dos Caetetus) is a state-level ecological station (ESEC) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects one of the last remnants of the semi-deciduous forest that once covered the west of the state, and is home to a population of the highly endangered black lion tamarin. Location The Caetetus Ecological Station is divided between the municipalities of Alvinlândia (20.17%) and Gália (79.91%) in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of . The ESEC is in the sandstone Marília Plateau region of the Western Plateau of São Paulo, formed by rocks of the Bauru group. The land in this region slopes slightly to the west, with an undulating relief. The ESEC has altitudes from , mainly with gentle slopes of less than 6%. The ESEC is on the northern boundary of the Paranapanema basin. It lies south of the Peixe River basin, and contains the sources of streams that feed the Paranapanema. In the higher regions the streams form wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barreiro Rico Ecological Station
The Barreiro Rico Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica do Barreiro Rico) is a state-level ecological station (ESEC) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Barreiro Rico Ecological Station is in the municipality of Anhembi, São Paulo. It has an area of . The ESEC is classified as IUCN protected area category Ia (strict nature reserve). It is administered by the Fundação para Conservação e a Produção Florestal do Estado de São Paulo. The ESEC is part of a forest block of . History The Barreiro Rico Ecological Station was created by decree 51.381 of 19 December 2006 by Cláudio Lembo, governor of São Paulo state. The purpose was to protect a remaining fragment of Atlantic Forest and its primate population. Environment The climate is Köppen type Cwa, with a rainy season from September to March and a dry season from April to August. Altitude varies from above sea level. The forest block contains fragments of semi-deciduous submontane vegetation. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banhados De Iguape Ecological Station
The Banhados de Iguape Ecological Station ( pt, Estaco Ecológica dos Banhados de Iguape) is an ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an area of mangrove swamp. Since 2013 it has been administered as part of the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station. Location The Banhados de Iguape Ecological Station (ESEC) covers an area of of mangrove swamp in southern São Paulo Visits are only allowed for environmental education and for scientific research. The ESEC consists of the Banhado Grande and Banhado Pequeno areas, which contain several endangered and endemic species. The two areas are important parts of the region of the Serra do Bananal, Serra dos Itatins and Juréia Massif. These contain an extensive area of Atlantic Forest and associated ecosystems in the south-central coast of SP. History The Banhados de Iguape Ecological Station has its origins in the Itatins State Reserve (''Reserva Estadual dos Itatins'') created in 1958. In 1984 the area was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bananal Ecological Station
The Bananal Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Bananal) is an Ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Bananal Ecological Station is in the municipality of Bananal, São Paulo. It has an area of . It is in a region of the Serra da Bocaina with sharp relief. Altitudes range from . It is part of the Bocaina Mosaic, created in 2006. Visitors must obtain permission from the station's management, who will assign an employee as a guide. There is a short trail to the last fall of the Sete Quedas waterfalls, a scenic attraction. Environment The climate is humid subtropical, with three dry months in the year. Average annual rainfall is . Average annual temperature is . Maximum average temperature in and minimum average temperature is . The ecological station contains remnants of Atlantic Forest. Vegetation includes cloud forest and dense montane and submontane rainforest. Two new species of bromeliad have only been found in the station, ''Neor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Grande Do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian states by area, ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered clockwise by Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan Departments of Uruguay, departments of Rocha Department, Rocha, Treinta y Tres Department, Treinta y Tres, Cerro Largo Department, Cerro Largo, Rivera Department, Rivera and Artigas Department, Artigas to the south and southwest, and the Argentina, Argentine Provinces of Argentina, provinces of Corrientes Province, Corrientes and Misiones Province, Misiones to the west and northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aracuri-Esmeralda Ecological Station
Aracuri-Esmeralda Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Aracuri-Esmeralda) is an ecological station in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is in the Atlantic Forest biome. Location The ecological station in the Atlantic Forest biome, which covers , was created on 2 June 1981 by Federal Decree No. 86 061. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. It is located in the municipality of Muitos Capões in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Environment Annual rainfall is . Temperatures range from with an average of . Altitude ranges from . The land surface is broken, with steep slopes. The ESEC has a small sample of the vegetation of the region. The tall Araucaria angustifolia is found here, as is the Baccharis articulata bush, which covers most of the area. There are small patches of meadows and some marshes. Endangered plant species include Alstroemeria isabellana, Alternanthera micrantha, Oreopanax fulvum, Butia erio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo () is one of the Federative units of Brazil, 26 states of the Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Paul of Tarsus, Saint Paul of Tarsus. A major industrial complex, the state has 21.9% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 33.9% of Brazil's GDP. São Paulo also has the List of Brazilian federative units by Human Development Index, second-highest Human Development Index (HDI) and GDP per capita, the List of Brazilian states by infant mortality, fourth-lowest infant mortality rate, the List of Brazilian states by life expectancy, third-highest life expectancy, and the List of Brazilian states by literacy rate, third-lowest rate of illiteracy among the federative units of Brazil. São Paulo alone is wealthier than Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia combined. São Paulo is also the world's twenty-eighth-most populous Administrative division, sub-national entity and the most populous sub-national entity in the Americas. With more than 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angatuba Ecological Station
The Angatuba Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Angatuba) is an ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Angatuba Ecological Station is in the municipality of Angatuba in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of . It is within the Angatuba State Forest. The terrain is hilly, with altitudes from . History The ESEC was created by decree 23.790 of 13 August 1985 in state-owned land in the Angatuba municipality. The purpose was to protect existing ecosystems, fauna and flora, and to support educational and scientific activities. It is managed by the Instituto Florestal of São Paulo. Environment The station contains a significant remnant of cerrado vegetation and forest at the southern limit of this type of biome. The cerrado is in contact with Atlantic Forest. It has a complex ecosystem of vital importance as a refuge for animals in danger of extinction. The vegetation consists of remnants of semideciduous forest in various stages of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Biome
The Amazon biome ( pt, Bioma Amazônia) contains the Amazon rainforest, an area of tropical rainforest, and other ecoregions that cover most of the Amazon basin and some adjacent areas to the north and east. The biome contains blackwater and whitewater flooded forest, lowland and montane terra firma forest, bamboo and palm forest, savanna, sandy heath and alpine tundra. Some areas are threatened by deforestation for timber and to make way for pasture or soybean plantations. Location The Amazon biome has an area of . The biome roughly corresponds to the Amazon basin, but excludes areas of the Andes to the west and cerrado (savannah) to the south, and includes lands to the northeast extending to the Atlantic ocean with similar vegetation to the Amazon basin. J. J. Morrone (2006) defines the Amazonian subregion in this broader sense, divided into the biogeographical provinces of Guyana, Humid Guyana, Napo, Imeri, Roraima, Amapá, Várzea, Ucayali, Madeira, Tapajós-Xingu, Pará, Yun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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