Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area

Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area
Area de Protecao Ambiental do Igarape Gelado
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area
Map showing the location of Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area
Location in Brazil
Nearest cityParauapebas, Pará
Coordinates5°57′32″S 50°13′30″W / 5.959°S 50.225°W / -5.959; -50.225
Area23,285 hectares (57,540 acres)
DesignationEnvironmental Protection Area
Created5 May 1989

Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Area de Protecao Ambiental do Igarape Gelado) is a protected area in the state of Pará, Brazil. It contains cultivated land and Amazon biome.

Location

The protected area, which covers 23,285 hectares (57,540 acres) of the Amazon biome, was created on 5 May 1989. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] It lies within the Parauapebas municipality of the state of Pará.

Conservation

The area is classed as IUCN protected area category V, protected landscape/seascape. The purpose is to protect biological diversity and control human activities to ensure sustainable use of natural resources.[2] Protected species include Uta Hick's bearded saki (Chiropotes utahicki).[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Área de Proteção Ambiental do Igarapé Gelado – Chico Mendes.
  2. ^ Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.

Sources

  • Área de Proteção Ambiental do Igarapé Gelado (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-21
  • Unidade de Conservação: Area de Protecao Ambiental do Igarape Gelado (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-21