The Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Itapanhapima) 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.
It protects an area of
mangrove forest
Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangroves cannot withstand fr ...
s and supports a traditional extractive population.
Location
The Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve is in the municipality of
Cananéia
Cananéia is the southernmost city in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil, near to where the Tordesilhas Line passed. The population in 2020 was 12,541 and the area is 1,242.010 km². The elevation is 8 m.
The city of Canané ...
, São Paulo.
It has an area of .
It adjoins the
Ilha do Tumba Extractive Reserve to the west.
It supports the artisanal fishermen of the area.
The reserve is in the Cananéia lagoon estuary, an important nursery for fish and aquatic mammals.
It contains large mangrove swamps managed by the traditional populations of the reserve and used by some families for extraction of the native oyster and uçá crab.
History
The Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve was created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008.
This law broke up the old
Jacupiranga State Park
The Jacupiranga State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual de Jacupiranga) was a state park in São Paulo, Brazil.
It covered a large, mountainous region that included untouched Atlantic Forest and land occupied by traditional communities.
When the park was ...
and created the
Jacupiranga Mosaic
The Jacupiranga Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico do Jacupiranga) is a protected area mosaic of 14 units, located in the Atlantic Forest biome within the state of São Paulo of southeastern Brazil.
It is centered on the former Jacupiranga State Park.
History ...
with 14 conservation units.
It is administered by the state forest foundation (Fundação para Conservação e a Produção Florestal do Estado de São Paulo).
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Sustainable development reserves of Brazil
Protected areas of São Paulo (state)
Protected areas established in 2008
2008 establishments in Brazil