The Mujica Nava Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica Antônio Mujica Nava is (or was) an ecological station in the state of

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, ...

, Brazil. In 2010 it was incorporated into the

Mapinguari National Park Mapinguari National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Mapinguari) is a national park in the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil. It covers a large area of Amazon rainforest. The boundaries have been adjusted several times. Location The Mapingu ...

, but this decision was later challenged.

Location

The Mujica Nava Ecological Station (ESEC) is in the municipality of Porto Velho, Rondônia, and was created with an area of . It adjoins the border with the state of Amazonas and the

Serra dos Três Irmãos Ecological Station Serra dos Três Irmãos Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica da Serra dos Três Irmãos) is an ecological station in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. It is a strictly protected conservation unit that preserves an area of Amazon rainfores ...

. It is drained by tributaries of the

Madeira River The Madeira River ( pt, Rio Madeira, link=no ) is a major waterway in South America. It is estimated to be in length, while the Madeira-Mamoré is estimated near or in length depending on the measuring party and their methods. The Madeira is ...

. Altitudes range from . It has similar fauna and flora to the neighboring Serra dos Três Irmãos ESEC. The ESEC is almost entirely covered by open submontane rainforest.

History

The Antônio Mujica Nava Ecological Station was created by state governor decree 7635 of 7 November 1996 to be administered by SEDAM, the State Secretariat for Environmental Development. Some of the Rio Vermelho State Forest was included in the Mujica Nava Ecological Station. It is classed as

IUCN protected area category IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The enlisting of such areas is part ...

Ia (strict nature reserve). The boundaries of the

were modified by law 12249 of 11 June 2010 which added about but excluded the area that would be flooded by the

Jirau Dam The Jirau Dam is a rock-fill dam with an asphalt-concrete core, currently under construction on the Madeira River in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The dam's hydroelectric power stations will have 50 turbines each 75 MW resulting total installed ...

to create the reservoir for the Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant. The added land had formerly been state conservation units, the Rio Vermelho State Forest (A and B), the Antônio Mugica Nava Ecological Station and part of the

. Law 12249 was challenged in July 2013 by the federal Attorney General on the basis of unconstitutionality. This was followed by moves by the state legislature to annul creation of the state conservation units, which were in turn overturned.

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