The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest () is an
area of relevant ecological interest in the state of
Bahia
Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...
, Brazil.
Location
The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest is in the municipality of
Jeremoabo
Jeremoabo is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.
The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina ecoregion.
The municipality contains the Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in ...
, Bahia.
It has an area of .
It is in the ''
caatinga
Caatinga () is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" comes from the Tupi word '' ka'atinga'', meaning "white forest" or "white vegetat ...
'' biome.
The area is just north of highway
BR-235
The BR-235 is a Brazilian federal highway that connects the cities of Aracaju, in the state of Sergipe, to Novo Progresso, Pará. It has a total length of 2,093.5 km.
It is one of the most complicated roads in Brazil, since there is no asph ...
.
The Riacho do Cipó, a tributary of the
Vaza-Barris River
The Vaza-Barris River () is a river in northeastern Brazil.
The Vaza-Barris originates in northeastern Bahia state, and flows east through Bahia and Sergipe states to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near São Cristóvão.
Course
The Vaza-Barris ...
, flows through the western half of the area from north to south.
History
The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest was created on 5 June 1984.
Its objectives are to maintain a natural ecosystem of regional or local importance and regulate use to conserve nature.
The area is administered by the
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation ( Portuguese: ''Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade'', ICMBio) is a government agency under the administration of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment. It is nam ...
(ICMBio).
It became part of the
Caatinga Ecological Corridor
The Caatinga Ecological Corridor () is an ecological corridor in the caatinga biome of northeast Brazil.
History
The decree creating the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was signed on 28 April 2006 by the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva.
...
, created in May 2006.
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Areas of relevant ecological interest of Brazil
Protected areas of Bahia
1984 establishments in Brazil