Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Nascentes do Lago Jari) is a national park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects an area of Amazon rainforest in the BR-319 highway area of influence.

Location

The Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park has an area of . The park is in the Amazon biome. The park covers an area west of the BR-319 highway and east of the

Purus River The Purus River (Portuguese: ''Rio Purus''; Spanish: ''Río Purús'') is a tributary of the Amazon River in South America. Its drainage basin is , and the mean annual discharge is . The river shares its name with the Alto Purús National Park and ...

, to the south of Lago Jari and to the south west of the Matupiri State Park. About 6% of the park is in the Beruri municipality and 94% in the

Tapauá Tapauá is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. Its population was 17,015 (2020) and its area is 89,324 km2, making it the third largest municipalit ...

municipality, both of the state of Amazonas. The park protects the basin of the

Jari River The Jari River, or Jary River ( pt, Rio Jari), is a northern tributary of the Amazon River on the border between the states of Pará and Amapá in northeastern Brazil. It is in the most downstream regions of the Amazon Basin and borders the Gui ...

, an important right tributary of the Purus in its middle course, as well as the natural resources and associated fish. It is part of an important ecological corridor in the region between the Purus and Madeira rivers in combination with the Apurinã do Igarapé Tauamirim Indigenous Territory,

Abufari Biological Reserve Abufari Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica do Abufari) is a biological reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is mostly lowland tropical rainforest, with very diverse flora and fauna. Location The Abufari Biological Reserve is in ...

and

Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Piagaçu-Purus) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS ...

on the Purus River and the

Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve The Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista do Lago do Capanã Grande) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas. Location The Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Manicoré, ...

Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve The Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Amapá is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve is in the ...

and the

Matupiri State Park Matupiri State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Matupiri) is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil. It protects a rich area of Amazon rainforest and an ecologically important area of woodland s ...

near the Madeira.

History

The Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park was created by decree on 8 May 2008 and is administered by the

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Portuguese: ''Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade'', ICMBio) is the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment's administrative arm."Brazilian Federal Law 11.516/2007 (Por ...

(ICMBio). An advisory council was created on 16 April 2012. An ordinance of 9 January 2012 provided for a consistent and integrated approach to preparing management plans for the conservation units in the BR-319 area of influence. These are the

Cuniã Ecological Station Cuniã Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Cuniã) is a strictly protected ecological station in the states of Amazonas and Rondônia, Brazil. It preserves an area of savannah parkland on the border of the Amazon rainforest. The cons ...

, Nascentes do Lago Jari and

Mapinguari Mpinguari or Mpinguary, (also called the ''Juma'') are monsterous jungle-dwelling spirits from Brazilian folklore. Description There are two major depictions of it. Some described them as a hairy humanoid cyclops. This version is often said t ...

national parks, Balata-Tufari,

Humaitá Humaitá is a town and ''distrito'' on the Paraguay River in southern Paraguay. During the Paraguayan War, it served as the main Paraguayan stronghold from 1866 until its fall in August 1868. During that time, it housed as many as 24,000 troops. ...

and Iquiri national forests, and the Lago do Capanã-Grande, Rio Ituxi, Médio Purus and Lago do Cuniã extractive reserves. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.

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* * * * * {{authority control National parks of Brazil Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state)