The Rio da Casca Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica do Rio da Casca) is an
ecological station in the state of
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 ...
, Brazil.
It protects a partly
deforested
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated d ...
area of savanna.
Location
The Rio da Casca Ecological Station (ESEC) is divided between the municipalities of
Chapada dos Guimarães (76.61%),
Cuiabá
Cuiabá () is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South America. Also, it forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of Várzea Grande. The city' ...
(10.84%) and
Campo Verde
Campo Verde is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
The municipality contains 13% of the Rio da Casca Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1994.
History
The region b ...
(12.52%) in the state of Mato Grosso.
The ESEC has two parts, one with an area of and the other with an area of .
The total area is .
It lies to the east of the MT-450 state highway and is south of the
BR-251 federal highway.
History
The Rio da Casca Ecological Station was created by state governor decree 6.437 of 27 May 1994.
The consultative council was created on 15 December 2014.
Environment
The ESEC is just over 87% savannah, and about 13% contact between savannah and seasonal forest.
It overlaps about 7% with the
Chapada dos Guimarães Environmental Protection Area.
The ESEC was about 65% deforested at time of creation, and since then has lost a further 4% of forest coverage.
The
Casca River, a tributary of the
Roncador River, runs through the ESEC from south to north.
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1994 establishments in Brazil
Ecological stations of Brazil
Protected areas of Mato Grosso
Protected areas established in 1994