The Guariba State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Guariba) is a

State park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Location

The Guariba State Park is in the municipality of

Novo Aripuanã Novo Aripuanã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. History The region was originally inhabited by the Toras, Barés, Muras, Urupás, Araras and other indigenous peoples. The first records of European penetration to th ...

in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of . It is bounded to the south with the border with

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

and adjoins the

Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve The Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Guariba Roosevelt) is an extractive reserve in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. A small traditional population live through fishing, hunting, small-scale agriculture and sale o ...

in Mato Grosso. The

Roosevelt River The Roosevelt River (Rio Roosevelt, sometimes Rio Teodoro) is a Brazilian river, a tributary of the Aripuanã River about in length. Course The Roosevelt River begins in the state of Rondônia and flows north through tropical rainforest. It is ...

forms its western border. To the west and north it is bounded by the

Manicoré State Forest The Manicoré State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual de Manicoré) is a state forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Manicoré State Forest is in the Novo Aripuanã municipality of Amazonas. It has an area of . The Roosevelt River ...

. To the east it adjoins the

Guariba Extractive Reserve The Guariba Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista do Guariba) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Guariba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Novo Aripuanã (28.31%) and Apuí ...

History

The Guariba State Park was created by state governor decree 24805 of 19 January 2005 with the objective of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, supporting scientific research and developing education, environmental interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and eco-tourism. The conservation unit is supported by the

Amazon Region Protected Areas Program The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA; pt, Programa Áreas Protegidas da Amazônia) is a joint initiative sponsored by government and non-government agencies to expand protection of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Foundation The Amaz ...

. The

Apuí Mosaic The Apuí Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico do Apuí) is a protected area mosaic in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Apuí Mosaic is divided between the municipalities of Apuí (91.85%) and Novo Aripuanã (8.15%) in the state of Amazonas. It cove ...

was created by decree 55 of 12 March 2010 under the responsibility of CEUC in the border region between the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará. The mosaic contains the Guariba and Sucunduri State Parks; Bararati and

Aripuanã Aripuanã is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. It is located on the banks of the Aripuanã River Aripuanã River ( pt, Rio Aripuanã) is a river in the Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-w ...

sustainable development reserves;

; and Sucunduri,

Apuí Apuí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 22,359 (2020) and its area is 54,240 km2. Gold rush The municipality shot to fame in December 2006, when a Brazilian maths teacher by the name of Ivani ...

and

Manicoré Manicoré is a municipality located in the south-east of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Location The population of Manicoré was 56,583 (2020) and its area is 48,282 km2. The town is located on the banks of the Madeira River about downst ...

state forests. The

Southern Amazon Mosaic The Southern Amazon Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico da Amazônia Meridional) is a protected area mosaic in Brazil. Creation The Southern Amazon Mosaic of conservation units in the region between the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Rondônia was recogn ...

of conservation units in the region between the states of Amazonas,

and

Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...

was recognised by the federal environment ministry by ordnance 332 of 25 August 2011. It includes the Guariba State Park and other units of the Apuí Mosaic

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* * * * * {{authority control 2005 establishments in Brazil State parks of Brazil Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Protected areas established in 2005