The Araponga Municipal Nature Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural Municipal da Araponga) is a municipal nature park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
| Araponga Municipal Nature Park | |
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| Parque Natural Municipal da Araponga | |
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| Nearest city | São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro |
| Coordinates | 22°14′09″S 42°57′12″W / 22.235773°S 42.953454°W |
| Area | 1,978.9 hectares (4,890 acres) |
| Designation | Municipal nature park |
| Created | 5 June 2006 |
| Administrator | Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente de São José do Vale do Rio Preto |
Location edit
The Araponga Municipal Nature Park is in the municipality of São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro.[1] It has an area of 1,978.9 hectares (4,890 acres). The park protects an area of Atlantic Forest.[2] It is one of the conservation units that protect the sources of the Piabanha River.[3]
History edit
The Araponga Municipal Nature Park was created by municipal decree 1.653 of 5 June 2006. It is administered by the Municipal Department of the Environment of São José do Vale do Rio Preto.[2] The park was included in the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in December 2006.[4] As of 2010 there were no planning documents and no consultative council.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos – ICMBio.
- ^ a b c Freitas 2010, p. 20.
- ^ Reis Soares & Brandão Assis 2012, p. 42.
- ^ Costa, Lamas & Fernandes 2010, p. 15.
Sources edit
- Costa, Cláudia; Lamas, Ivana; Fernandes, Rosan (December 2010), Planejamento Estratégico do Mosaico Central Fluminense (PDF) (in Portuguese), Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-07, retrieved 2016-10-02
- Freitas, Leonardo (2010), "Parque Natural Municipal da Araponga – Município de São José do Vale do Rio Preto", Projeto Mosaicos no Corredor da Serra do Mar (PDF) (in Portuguese), IA-RBMA/CEPF, retrieved 2016-10-04
- Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-10-04
- Reis Soares, Vinicius dos; Brandão Assis, Erika Melo (2012), Relatório de Situação da Região Hidrográfica Méio Paraíba do Sul (PDF) (in Portuguese), Petrópolis – RJ: Associação Pró-Gestão das Águas da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Paraíba do Sul, retrieved 2016-10-04