The Jureia-Itatins Mosaic () is a
protected area mosaic in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, Brazil.
It was created in 2006, suspended in 2009 and recreated in 2013. It includes strictly protected and sustainable use conservation units in a coastal area of well-preserved
Atlantic Forest.
Location
The Jureia-Itatins Mosaic covers parts of the municipalities of
Iguape
Iguape is a municipality located into the Ribeira Valley in the southern portion of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 30,989 (2020 estimate) in an area of , making it the largest municipality area in São Paulo ...
,
Itariri,
Miracatu and
Peruíbe
Peruíbe is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 69,001 (2020 est.) in an area of . Peruíbe is located to the southwest of the city of São Paulo and wes ...
in the state of São Paulo.
When first created in 2006 it covered .
After being recreated in 2013 it covered .
The Jureia-Itatins area is environmentally important since it holds one of the best preserved remnants of
Atlantic Forest.
It includes an extensive fluvial marine plain through which the
Una do Prelado River
The Una do Prelado River () is a river in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Course
The Una do Prelado River is the largest in the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, a strictly protected area of well-preserved Atlantic Forest created in 1986.
It ...
flows, with rich flora and fauna.
History
First version
The Jureia-Itatins Mosaic of conservation units was created by law 12.406 of 12 December 2006.
It included the
Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station and the newly created
Itinguçu and
Prelado state parks,
Despraiado and
Barra do Una sustainable development reserves and the
Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge
The Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge ( is a wildlife refuge off the south coast of the state of São Paulo Brazil.
Location
The Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge is in the Atlantic Ocean to the east of Peruíbe, São Paul ...
.
The state parks and sustainable development reserves were carved out of the ecological station, and an area of banana plantations in the municipality of Miracatu, north of the station, was also dropped from the station. However the Iguape swamps were added to the ecological station, which now covered rather than its former .
On 11 September 2007 the procurer general of the state declared that law 12.406 was unconstitutional.
On 10 June 2009 a judgement upheld the finding of unconstitutionality.
The Jureia-Itatins Mosaic was suspended in 2009.
Second version
Law 14.982 of 8 April 2013 again altered the limits of the Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station, re-categorising some areas.
These were the Itinguçu State Park, the Prelado State Park, the Barra do Una Sustainable Development Reserve and the Despraiado Sustainable Development Reserve.
The Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station now covered .
The law recreated the Jureia-Itatins Mosaic, this time covering .
The process of preparing management plans for the units in the mosaic restarted in September 2015 with a series of meetings with people of the mosaic.
27 workshops were scheduled, involving all the stakeholders.
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2006 establishments in Brazil
Protected areas of São Paulo (state)
Protected area mosaics of Brazil