The Suruí Environmental Protection Area () is a municipal
Environmental protection area in the state of
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil.
Location
The Suruí Environmental Protection Area (APA) is in the municipality of
Magé
Magé () is a List of municipalities in Rio de Janeiro, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro.
''Magepe-Mirim'' () was established in 1566 by Portuguese colonists. It is considered ...
, Rio de Janeiro.
It is named after the
Suruí River.
The APA was defined with an area of .
The region is one of forests, rivers and waterfalls, and is popular as an informal tourist destination.
The APA includes remnants of
Atlantic Forest, well-preserved mangroves and historical monuments.
It contains the Colégio Estadual Agrícola Almirante Ernani do Amaral Peixoto, a state agricultural college.
History
The Suruí Environmental Protection Area was created by municipal decree 2.300 of 22 May 2007.
It was explicitly created by the municipal environment secretariat so as to obtain the benefits of compensation for environmental damage by the Complexo Petroquímico do Rio de Janeiro (Comperj – Petrochemical Complex of the State of Rio de Janeiro).
The APA has the purpose of reconnecting the forests between the
Serra dos Órgãos
The Serra dos Órgãos ("Organ Range") is a mountain range in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It contains the Serra dos Órgãos National Park.
Location
The Serra dos Órgãos is the name of the region of the Serra do Mar in the central ...
and the lowland mangroves.
It is threatened by unplanned urban expansion of the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan arc.
The APA is part of the
Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic
The Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic () is a Protected area mosaic (Brazil), protected area mosaic in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mosaic is inland, to the east of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Histor ...
, created in 2006.
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Environmental protection areas of Brazil
Protected areas of Rio de Janeiro (state)
2007 establishments in Brazil