The Despraiado Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Despraiado) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

Brazil.

Location

The Despraiado Sustainable Development Reserve is divided between the municipalities of

Iguape Iguape is a municipality located into the Ribeira Valley in the southern portion of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 30,989 (2020 estimate) in an area of , making it the largest municipality area in São Paulo state. The city was ...

(95.36%), Miracatu (1.01%) and Pedro de Toledo (3.6%) in the state of São Paulo. The reserve extends along the

Espraiado River The Espraiado River ( pt, Rio do Espraiado) is a river in the south of the state of São Paulo Brazil. It is a tributary of the Una da Aldeia River. Course The river originates in the municipality of Pedro de Toledo, São Paulo. It flows along th ...

. It is almost completely surrounded by the

Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station The Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica da Juréia-Itatins) is an ecological station (ESEC) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It fully protects a well-preserved area of Atlantic Forest and associated ecosystems along th ...

History

The

Juréia-Itatins Mosaic The Juréia-Itatins Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico Juréia–Itatins) is a protected area mosaic in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It was created in 2006, suspended in 2009 and recreated in 2013. It includes strictly protected and sustainable use conserva ...

of conservation units was created by law 12.406 of 12 December 2006. It included the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station and the newly created Itinguçu and Prelado state parks, Despraiado and Barra do Una sustainable development reserves and the

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 R ...

. The state parks and sustainable development reserves were carved out of the ecological station. On 11 September 2007 the procurer general of the state declared that law 12.406 was unconstitutional. On 10 June 2009 a judgement upheld the finding of unconstitutionality. Law 14.982 of 8 April 2013 again altered the limits of the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, re-categorising some areas. These included the Despraiado Sustainable Development Reserve. The law recreated the Jureia-Itatins Mosaic, this time covering .

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* * * * * * {{authority control 2006 establishments in Brazil Protected areas of São Paulo (state) Sustainable development reserves of Brazil