The Amapá State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual do Amapá) is a

state forest A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign or federated state, or territory. Background The precise application of the terms vary by jurisdiction. For example: * In Australia, ...

in the state of

Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

, Brazil.

Location

The Amapá State Forest is divided between the municipalities of

Tartarugalzinho Tartarugalzinho () is a municipality located in the east of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 17,769 and its area is . Tartarugalzinho is located from the state capitol of Macapá. It was established as a municipality on 17 Decembe ...

(7.64%),

Pracuúba Pracuúba () is a municipality located in the mideast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. It became an independent municipality in 1992. The town can be accessed from the BR-156 highway. Location The population of Pracuúba is 5,246 and its area ...

(4.52%), Porto Grande (7.72%),

Oiapoque Oiapoque () is a municipality in the north of the state of Amapá, Brazil. Its population is 27,906 and its area is . Oiapoque is also a major river in the same state, forming the international border with French Guiana. The Oyapock River Bridge, ...

(24.15%), Mazagão (8.56%), Ferreira Gomes (3.64%), Calçoene (23.23%), Pedra Branca do Amaparí (6.39%),

(6.32%) and

Serra do Navio Serra do Navio (), (''Mountain range of the Ship'') is a municipality located in the center of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 5,488 (2020 est.) and its area is 7,713 km². In the 1947, Manganese was discovered in the area. Se ...

(7.83%). To the west it adjoins the

Tumucumaque Mountains National Park The Tumucumaque Mountains National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Montanhas do Tumucumaque; ) is situated in the Amazon Rainforest in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará. It is bordered to the north by French Guiana and Suriname. History Tu ...

and the Amapá National Forest. In the north east it adjoins the

Cabo Orange National Park The Cabo Orange National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Cabo Orange) is a National park located in Amapá state in the north of Brazil, near the border between Brazil and French Guiana. Location The Cabo Orange National Park has an area of . It ...

. It has an area of . It covers 16.5% of the state, bringing protected parts of Amapá to 63.5% of the territory. It is part of the

Amapá Ecological Corridor Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

History

The forest originated in a 2004 proposal by president

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker who is the president-elect of Brazil. A member of the Workers' Par ...

to transfer federals lands to the state if they were transformed into a protected area. The Amapá Legislature approved creation unanimously in 2006. The Amapá State Forest was created under Amapá governor

Waldez Góes Antônio Waldez Góes da Silva (born October 29, 1961) is a Brazilian politician. He serves as governor of Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and ...

by law 1.028 of 12 July 2006 for sustainable exploitation of renewable and non-renewable natural resources, to maintain biodiversity and other ecological attributes and a socially just and economically viable form. It covered a discontinuous area estimated as . Decree 6.291 of 7 December 2007 transferred federal land within the state forest to the state of Amapá for sustainable use. When governor Camilo Capiberibe began implementation some of the legislators led by Eider Pena began to oppose the forest, saying that it would affect small producers in the area. Ordnance 657 of 19 November 2013 set up an executive group to clarify the boundaries with 17 INCRA settlement projects. The timber in these projects is being depleted, replaced by soybean farms. In February 2014 a motion to repeal the forest was defeated after it was pointed out that if this were done the land would revert to federal ownership.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amapa State Forest 2006 establishments in Brazil State forests of Brazil Protected areas of Amapá Protected areas established in 2006