The Manicoré State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual de Manicoré) is a

state forest A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign or federated state, or territory. Background The precise application of the terms vary by jurisdiction. For example: * In Australia, a ...

in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Location

The Manicoré State Forest is in the

Novo Aripuanã Novo Aripuanã is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. History The region was originally inhabited by the Toras, Barés, Muras, Urupás, Araras and ot ...

municipality of Amazonas. It has an area of . 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 ...

, running north from the state of Mato Grosso, divides the forest into a western and eastern part. To the north both parts of the forest adjoin the

Campos Amazônicos National Park The Campos Amazônicos National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional dos Campos Amazônicos) is a National park in the states of Rondônia, Amazonas and Mato Grosso, Brazil. Location The Campos Amazônicos National Park covers parts of the municipalities ...

. The western part is bounded by the border with the state of Mato Grosso to the south. It adjoins the

Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica do Rio Roosevelt) is an ecological station in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Location The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station (ESEC) has an area of . It is in the municipality of C ...

and the Tucumã State Park in Mato Grosso. The Madeirinha River, a tributary of the

, flows from Mato Grosso in a northeast direction through the western part of the forest. The Roosevelt River separates the western part of the forest from the Guariba State Park, which lies to the east of the river. The eastern part of the forest lies to the north of the Guariba State Park and adjoins the Guariba Extractive Reserve to the east.

History

The Manicoré State Forest was created by state governor decree 24806 of 19 January 2005 with the objective of promoting multiple sustainable uses of the forest resources and scientific research with emphasis on methods of sustainable exploitation of native forests.

Conservation

The forest is an integral part of 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 ...

, which totals in area and 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; Guariba Extractive Reserve; 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 state forests. With the Juruena and Campos Amazônicos national parks the mosaic forms the Southern Amazon Conservation Corridor, over of protected areas designed to resist strong deforestation pressure caused by the advance of the agricultura frontier into the Brazilian Amazon.

Notes

Sources

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manicore State Forest State forests of Brazil Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Protected areas established in 2005 2005 establishments in Brazil