The Esmeralda Provincial Park ( es, Parque Provincial Esmeralda) is a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
in the
Misiones Province of Argentina.
Location
The Esmeralda Provincial Park is in the department of
San Pedro, Misiones
San Pedro (Misiones) is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. ...
.
It has an area of .
The park is in the
Alto Paraná Atlantic forests
The Alto Paraná Atlantic forests, also known as the Paraná-Paraíba interior forests, is an ecoregion of the tropical moist forests biome, and the South American Atlantic Forest biome. It is located in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, ...
ecoregion.
It is the core of the Yabotí Biosphere Reserve, and protects the Arroyo Yabotí basin.
It has rugged terrain with abundant forest.
The park contains the Marcio Ayres Biological Station, which is used by scientists studying biodiversity.
History
The area was established as the Obraje Esmeralda Protected Nature Area by provincial law 2,939 of 1992.
It was made a provincial park by law 3.469 on 1997.
The park would be part of the proposed
Trinational Biodiversity Corridor
The Trinational Biodiversity Corridor ( pt, Corredor Trinacional de Biodiversidade) is a proposed ecological corridor that would link protected areas in the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests ecoregion in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
History
The p ...
, which aims to provide forest connections between conservation units in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina in the Upper Paraná ecoregion.
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Parks in Argentina
1997 establishments in Argentina
Protected areas of Misiones Province
Provincial Parks in Argentina
Protected areas of the Atlantic Forest