The Samuel Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica Samuel) is a strictly protected
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.
It contains a tract of
Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest, Amazon jungle or ; es, Selva amazónica, , or usually ; french: Forêt amazonienne; nl, Amazoneregenwoud. In English, the names are sometimes capitalized further, as Amazon Rainforest, Amazon Forest, or Amazon Jungle. ...
that extends east from the reservoir formed by the
Samuel Hydroelectric Dam.
Location
The Samuel State Ecological Station is in the northern portion of the state of Rondonia.
It covers part of the
Jamari River
The Jamari River is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil.
Part of the river's watershed is covered by the Jacundá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit.
The Jamari river is dammed by the Samuel Hydroelectric Dam near Po ...
basin and a large part of the reservoir of the Samuel Hydroelectric Dam.
The conservation unit extends the east from this reservoir.
It is bounded to the north by the Jequitibá Forestry Settlement Project (''Projeto de Assentamento Florestal''), to the north and east by the
Jacundá National Forest
The Jacundá National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de Jacundá) is a sustainable-use national forest in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
Location
The Jacundá National Forest is in the Amazonia biome and covers .
The forest covers parts of the ...
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.
The unit lies in the municipalities of
Candeias do Jamari (76%} and
Itapuã do Oeste (24%).
Environment
The Samuel State Ecological Station lies in the lower plateau of the western Amazonia, with altitudes from above sea level.
The conservation unit is completely covered with open rainforest of the
Amazon biome
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.
The unit has diverse flora, with up to 200 species of trees per hectare.
Palm trees dominate the upper strata of poorly drained areas.
There are typical lowland forests in the flooded areas and along streams adapted to flood periods of up to eight months.
Conservation
The Samuel Ecological Station was created as a form of compensation for the environmental impact of the Eletronorte's Samuel hydroelectric project, whose reservoir covers .
The ecological station was created by decree on 18 July 1989 with an area of .
On 29 December 1997 the station's limits were defined with an area of .
The station has been threatened by
illegal logging
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.
The Rondonia Environmental agency ''Secretaria de Estado do Desenvolvimento Ambiental'' (SEDAM) signed an agreement with Eletronorte in 2013 for mutual cooperation in protection and conservation actions for the Samuel station, without transfer of funds.
On 2015 an advisory council was formed with members from government and non-government institutions of the Candeias do Jamari and Itapuã d'Oeste municipalities, Vila Nova Samuel and the Jequitibá PAF farmers association.
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1989 establishments in Brazil
Ecological stations of Brazil
Protected areas of Rondônia
Protected areas established in 1989