The Manicoré State Forest () is a
state forest in the state of
Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Manicoré State Forest is in the
Novo Aripuanã municipality of Amazonas.
It has an area of .
The
Roosevelt River, running north from the state of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...
, divides the forest into a western and eastern part.
To the north both parts of the forest adjoin the
Campos Amazônicos National Park.
The western part is bounded by the border with the state of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...
to the south.
It adjoins the
Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station and the
Tucumã State Park
The Tucumã State Park () is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Location
The Tucumã State Park is in the Colniza municipality of Mato Grosso.
It has an area of .
The park is bounded by the border with the sta ...
in Mato Grosso.
The
Madeirinha River, a tributary of the
Roosevelt River, flows from Mato Grosso in a northeast direction through the western part of the forest.
The Roosevelt River separates the western part of the forest from the
Guariba State Park, which lies to the east of the river.
The eastern part of the forest lies to the north of the Guariba State Park and adjoins the
Guariba Extractive Reserve to the east.
History
The Manicoré State Forest was created by state governor decree 24806 of 19 January 2005 with the objective of promoting multiple sustainable uses of the forest resources and scientific research with emphasis on methods of sustainable exploitation of native forests.
Conservation
The forest is an integral part of the
Apuí Mosaic, which totals in area and contains the
Guariba and
Sucunduri State Parks;
Bararati and
Aripuanã sustainable development reserves; Guariba Extractive Reserve; and
Sucunduri,
Aripuanã,
Apuí and Manicoré state forests.
With the
Juruena and Campos Amazônicos national parks the mosaic forms the Southern Amazon Conservation Corridor, over of protected areas designed to resist strong deforestation pressure caused by the advance of the agricultura frontier into the Brazilian Amazon.
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State forests of Brazil
Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Protected areas established in 2005
2005 establishments in Brazil