Pau-Rosa National Forest
| Pau-Rosa National Forest | |
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| Floresta Nacional de Pau-Rosa | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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| Nearest city | Maués, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 4°43′26″S 57°59′50″W / 4.72392°S 57.997338°W |
| Area | 827,877 hectares (2,045,730 acres) |
| Designation | National forest |
| Created | 7 August 2001 |
| Administrator | ICMBio |
The Pau-Rosa National Forest (Floresta Nacional de Pau-Rosa) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas in Brazil.
Location
[change | change source]The Pau-Rosa National Forest is in the city places Maués (98.63%) and Nova Olinda do Norte (1.37%) in Amazonas. This park is 827,877 hectares (2,045,730 acres) in size.[1] The national forest is next to Maués State Forest to the north, Amazônia National Park to the east, Amaná National Forest to the southeast, and Alto Maués Ecological Station to the southwest. The Abacaxis River is the west side of the southern part of the park, and the Paraconi River is the west side of the northern part of the park.[2]
Scientists say there are at least 40 species of amphibians, 20 of reptiles, and almost 270 species of birds.
Scientists found a species of frog that they had never seen before, Scinax sateremawe, in the park in 2009.[3]
History
[change | change source]The Pau-Rosa National Forest was created by federal decree of 7 August 2001 to make it easier for people to use natural resources, protect the living things and water, help damaged places become better, and teach people about nature. It had an area of about 827,877 hectares (2,045,730 acres).[4] The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation organizes the park.[5] The IUCN says this park is a IUCN protected area category VI, meaning that people are allowed to use some of the resources in the park, but they must follow rules to protect them.[6]
On 30 November 2009, the forest was recognized as supporting the needs of 300 families of small rural producers, who would be eligible for PRONAF support. The advisory council was created on 24 May 2012. On 26 February 2015, ICMBio decided to let the Associação dos Trabalhadores Rurais da Comunidade de Santa Maria do Caiaué - Atrasmacurapa (Association of Rural Workers of the Community of Santa Maria do Caiaué) use about 311,634.26 hectares (770,065.0 acres) of the total of 1,108,413 hectares (2,738,950 acres).[4]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ FLONA de Pau-Rosa – ISA, Informações gerais.
- ↑ FLONA de Pau-Rosa – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
- ↑ Peloso & Sturaro 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 FLONA de Pau-Rosa – ISA, Historico Juridico.
- ↑ Flona de Pau-Rosa – ICMBio.
- ↑ Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
Sources
[change | change source]- Flona de Pau-Rosa (in Portuguese), ICMBio: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-10-29
- FLONA de Pau-Rosa (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-29
- Peloso, Pedro; Sturaro, Marcelo José (14 May 2014), Inventário na Flona Pau Rosa revelou novas espécies de sapo, Belém: Conservação Internacional (CI-Brasil), retrieved 2016-10-29
- Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Pau-Rosa (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-29