The Pacotuba National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de Pacotuba) is a national forest in the state of

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

, Brazil.

Location

The Pacotuba National Forest is in the municipality of

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (local ) is a municipality and a major town, located in the south of Espírito Santo, Brazil, on the banks of the Itapemirim River. It is the economic hub of southern Espírito Santo, being the most important producer of m ...

. It has an area of about , and a perimeter of . The buffer zone covers . In the south the forest is bounded in part by the

Itapemirim River The Itapemirim River is a river of Espírito Santo state in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Espírito Santo List of rivers in Espírito Santo (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respec ...

and in part by the Bananal do Norte Experimental Farm. To the north it is bounded by the ''

quilombola A ''quilombola'' () is an Afro-Brazilian resident of '' quilombo'' settlements first established by escaped slaves in Brazil. They are the descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves who escaped from slave plantations that existed in Brazil until ab ...

'' community of Monte Alegre. It is in the Atlantic Forest biome. Vegetation is semi-deciduous seasonal forest. The ''quilombola'' community of Monte Alegre offers ethnic, cultural and environmental tourism in partnership with the forest and the ministry of tourism. This includes crafts and gastronomy, expression of traditions and community lifestyle, and guided tours of the forest.

History

The Pacotuba National Forest was created by federal decree on 13 December 2002. The objective was to promote management of natural resources by encouraging research with emphasis on recovery of degraded areas and development of sustainable methods of exploiting non-timber natural resources. It became part of the

Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor The Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor ( pt, Corredor Central da Mata Atlântica is an ecological corridor in the states of Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. It promotes improvements to connectivity between fragments of Atlantic Forest ...

, also created in 2002. The management plan was issued in June 2011.

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